Larry King ‘doing great’ after vascular surgery

CNN says talk-show host is expected to return to the air Monday

Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP

Larry King underwent carotid endarterectomy surgery, which removes plaque from the carotid artery and can restore blood flow, on Friday in Los Angeles.

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updated 8:12 p.m. ET March 16, 2007

LOS ANGELES - Larry King underwent vascular surgery Friday and was expected to return Monday to his CNN talk show.

King, 73, was admitted to Cedars Sinai Medical Center where doctors performed carotid endarterectomy surgery, which removes plaque from the carotid artery and can restore blood flow.

“Larry is doing great and he is excited to be back on the air Monday night with an interview with Sen. Barack Obama as we mark the fourth anniversary of the Iraq war,” said a statement from CNN.

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King, host of “Larry King Live,” underwent successful quintuple bypass heart surgery in 1987. He recently started a foundation that will cover the cost of cardiac care for about 300 uninsured patients at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center.

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