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Fred Hoiberg shares hospital video after heart surgery

On Friday, Iowa State basketball coach Fred Hoiberg had open-heart surgery to replace an aortic valve. The procedure took place at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

According to the doctor who performed the surgery, it was a success.

“Everything went very well,” Dr. Rakesh Suri said in a statement released by the university. “The operation was a success and Mr. Hoiberg is in recovery and doing very well himself.”

Hoiberg will need four-to-six weeks to recover.

Following his surgery, Fred Hoiberg took to social media to share a video of his recovery in the hospital.

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