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BBC Homes Under the Hammer's Martin Roberts was given 'hours to live' after heart scare

TV presenter Martin Roberts has revealed he had "less than a few hours to live" and needed an emergency heart operation to save his life.

The BBC Homes Under The Hammer host says doctors had failed to spot a problem with his heart. Martin said: "A year ago, I had a problem with my heart that hadn’t been noticed," he told The Sun.

"The sack around my heart had expanded and was putting pressure on the heart. I had less than a few hours to live. I was rushed into hospital and had an emergency operation where they stabbed a tube into the sack around the heart and drew a litre and a half of fluid.

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