The operation was decided upon following a battery of tests carried out last February, during which a bacteria was detected at the mitral valve. However, this is not the first time that Michel Drucker has undergone heart surgery. Indeed, in 2020, the facilitator had already been hospitalized for an infectious endocarditis, which had led him to undergo triple bypass surgery and stay in the hospital for three months. After this first operation, Michel Drucker had to undergo a new intervention due to an infection in his scar, before starting a long period of rehabilitation.
Despite these hardships, Michel Drucker had managed to return to the screen in March 2021, but he had to be hospitalized once more in February 2023 to undergo a further series of tests, which ultimately led to the decision to proceed with another heart operation. Although the operation was considered successful, the state of health of Michel Drucker remains worrying, as he is an 80-year-old man who has undergone several heart operations. Doctors must therefore be particularly careful and closely monitor his condition.
The return of Michel Drucker to the antenna of his flagship program, Vivement dimanche, will depend entirely on his recovery. According to close sources, he is not expected to resume control before the end of the current season, which is another disappointment for fans of the show.
