1.   After consulting European and U.S. specialists, Nigerian soccer star Nwankwo Kanu decided to undergo surgery at a hospital in Cleveland to repair a weak aortic valve.

2.   After consulting European and U.S. specialists, Nigerian forward Nwankwo Kanu has decided to have surgery at a hospital in Cleveland to repair a weak aortic valve.

3.   Kanu, who led Nigeria to the soccer gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics, is scheduled to undergo heart surgery to repair a weak aortic valve.

4.   Nigerian soccer star Nwankwo Kanu underwent surgery to correct a weak aortic valve, and the operation was a success, the Inter Milan club said Thursday.

5.   Then he was diagnosed with a weak aortic valve, which doctors feared could prevent him from playing again.

6.   Volpi explained that the weak aortic valve, discovered by Inter doctors in the off-season, caused an expansion of the heart, which should recede following surgery.