施瓦辛格心脏手术后“情况稳定”

Arnold Schwarzenegger has undergone heart surgery in Los Angeles.

The Austrian-American film star and former California governor, 70, had a scheduled procedure to replace a valve* on Thursday.

The device was installed to repair a defective aortic* valve in 1997. Thursday’s operation lasted several hours, TMZ website reports.

Schwarzenegger is said to be recovering well and reportedly commented after waking from surgery, “I’m back.”

His spokesman, Daniel Ketchell, said that Schwarzenegger was “in good spirits.”

Schwarzenegger is best known as the hardman* of cult movies* such as “Terminator” and “Conan the Barbarian.”

He served two terms as California governor from 2003 to 2011 before returning to acting in “The Expendables.”

In May last year, Schwarzenegger was honored in France with the Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur, the country’s most prestigious* medal, for his environmental work.

(SD-Agencies)