After heart surgery, Arnold Schwarzenegger reassures his fans

Action movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger: I'm in great shape. Reuters

Action movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Friday that he had had a heart operation, but that he felt he was in "wonderful" condition.

"I have had a new aortic valve aligned with the new pulmonary valve since my last surgery," the "Terminator" star and former California governor added on Twitter.

I feel like I'm in great shape, and I'm really walking the streets of Cleveland. ”

Schwarzenegger, 73, posted a picture of himself pointing his thumb up from his hospital bed at the Cleveland Clinic, and thanked the medical staff there.

Schwarzenegger, who was born with a congenital heart defect, underwent an emergency open heart surgery in 2018 to replace a pulmonary valve.

Schwarzenegger became one of the most famous action movie stars in the world in the 1980s, with films including "Conan the Barbarine" and "Terminator" and comedies such as "Twins."

In 2003 Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California and championed environmental policies.

After ending his term in 2011, he returned to cinema.

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