Ely Buendia to undergo second heart operation

Rock icon Ely Buendia will be undergoing a second angioplasty Tuesday evening to clear his arteries of blockage, Pupil band manager Day Cabuhat told GMANews.TV. Cabuhat, however, refused to give further details to shield Buendia from further stress from fans who might want to visit him. Buendia was transferred to another hospital where the second angioplasty will be performed. She said all they are praying now is for the success of the operation for the continued improvement of Buendia's condition. The singer-vocalist suffered acute myocardial infarction secondary to arterial blockage, which is a heart attack due to blocked arteries. "The (first) emergency angioplasty was successful and he is now stable and recovering," Cabuhat had said earlier. She added that Buendia would have to undergo a second angiosplasty "to pave the way for complete recovery." In an interview with GMA's Saksi Monday night, Buendia's wife Diane said an angiogram performed on the singer-guitarist confirmed the heart attack as two of his arteries were blocked. Diane earlier said Buendia had already complained about finding it a bit hard to breathe while they were on the way to a gig in Laguna. But he dismissed it as mere heartburn. The singer-guitarist was reportedly in the middle of a song when he felt a sudden pain in his chest and his left arm went numb. In a separate interview at Unang Hirit Tuesday morning, Diane said her husband was already talking and joking with his visitors. - GMANews.TV