TV Presenter Tsofit Grant Reveals Emergency Heart Surgery After Blockages Found
Israeli TV presenter Tsofit Grant revealed she underwent emergency heart surgery after discovering three blocked arteries. Speaking to Keshet 12, she shared how severe shortness of breath led to a timely diagnosis.
Israeli television presenter Tsofit Grant has revealed for the first time that she underwent emergency heart surgery after discovering that three of her coronary arteries were blocked, two of them completely.
Speaking in an interview with Keshet 12's "Weekend News" following her 62nd birthday, Grant recalled the terrifying moments during her husband's grandson's bar mitzvah. She told her husband, singer and actor Shuli Rand, "I think I'm going to die."
"I felt like I was dying," Grant recounted. "It happened at the bar mitzvah of his grandson, Yonatan. There were ups and downs, I couldn't walk to the synagogue at all, and when Shuli came back, he saw me with my phone and asked what happened. I told him, 'I think I'm going to die.' I had shortness of breath and couldn't breathe. I was practically in a state of heart failure, unable to get air fully into my lungs."
Diagnosis and Emergency Treatment
Despite the severe symptoms and fear for her life, Grant initially refused to seek medical attention. It was only due to persistent pressure from her husband that she agreed to go to the hospital the following day, arriving on Sunday.
Upon admission, initial tests showed no abnormalities. However, an observant physician intervened, suspecting an underlying cardiac issue. Grant noted that the doctor insisted on a cardiac CT scan.
"When I underwent the initial tests, they told me everything was fine, but an attentive doctor who listened to my story said, 'Tsofit, I want you to have a cardiac CT,'" Grant said. "I stayed overnight and did the CT in the morning, and I was already on the verge of a heart attack. Three arteries were blocked, two of them 100%. I was taken for catheterization immediately."
Reflecting on the procedure, Grant recalled an emotional moment during the intervention when the cardiologist performing the procedure wiped away her tears and gently reassured her that it was a routine catheterization.
Despite her prominent public profile, Grant chose to keep the medical ordeal private, sharing it only with her immediate family circle and her husband, Shuli Rand, who remained by her side throughout the crisis.
