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Homes Under The Hammer star Martin Lewis given 'less than hours to live' when taken to hospital

Homes Under The Hammer presenter Martin Roberts has shared how he was given 'less than hours to live' by medical professionals when he was rushed to the hospital. The BBC presenter had to undergo emergency surgery to save his life due to a problem with his heart that hadn't been noticed.

Speaking on the ordeal, Martin shared how doctors had to put a tube into the sack around the heart, to draw fluid, reports the Birmingham Mail. The ITV I'm A Celebrity star said: "A year ago, I had a problem with my heart that hadn’t been noticed.

"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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