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Ricky Tomlinson is recovering in hospital after undergoing a quadruple heart bypass.
The comic actor had the operation at Liverpool's Cardiothoracic Centre after doctors discovered his arteries were severely blocked.
Consultant cardiac surgeon Aung Oo told the BBC: "The operation went according to plan and he is now recovering within the hospital's critical care unit."
Tomlinson's family thanked well-wishers but requested 48 hours of privacy to enable the 68-year-old to focus on his recovery.
The Royle Family star is currently fronting a campaign urging men to have heart check-ups to avoid surgery.
Speaking about the operation last month, he said: "I am apprehensive, of course I am. But I don't really have any choice. I've been told I've got to get in and have it done and that's that."
The comic actor had the operation at Liverpool's Cardiothoracic Centre after doctors discovered his arteries were severely blocked.
Consultant cardiac surgeon Aung Oo told the BBC: "The operation went according to plan and he is now recovering within the hospital's critical care unit."
Tomlinson's family thanked well-wishers but requested 48 hours of privacy to enable the 68-year-old to focus on his recovery.
The Royle Family star is currently fronting a campaign urging men to have heart check-ups to avoid surgery.
Speaking about the operation last month, he said: "I am apprehensive, of course I am. But I don't really have any choice. I've been told I've got to get in and have it done and that's that."
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