1.   In addition, Maddox said he has a damaged aorta valve that is inoperable.

2.   WESTERN REPORT HEARN OUT On Wednesday, Lakers play-by-play announcer Chick Hearn underwent open-heart surgery to repair a blocked aorta valve.

3.   Kanu was found to have a weak aorta valve during a routine medical test here just before the Italian season, after arriving from Ajax Amsterdam last summer.

4.   Kanu was revealed to have a weak aorta valve during a routine medical test in late August, weeks after signing for Inter Milan from Ajax Amsterdam.

5.   Kanu, revealed to have a weak aorta valve nearly three weeks ago, will leave either Friday or Saturday, a club spokesman said, without giving details.

6.   Kanu, bought from Ajax Amsterdam over the summer, was revealed to have a weak aorta valve just before the Serie A season started.

7.   Surgeons performed a four-hour operation to insert a plastic aorta valve at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio on Monday.