Country singer Randy Travis remained in critical condition yesterday after doctors inserted a device to stabilize his weakened heart.
The singer underwent the procedure after checking in to a Texas hospital Sunday with viral cardiomyopathy, a heart condition caused by a virus.
His publicist said the left ventricular-assist device was used to stabilize Travis’ heart prior to a hospital transfer to Dallas. Travis lives about 60 miles from Dallas in Tioga.
The device is a small pump inserted with a catheter that assists the heart in circulating blood.
Travis, 54, became ill after a virus infected his heart muscle, causing it to become weakened and enlarged so that it could not pump properly.
Cardiomyopathy can lead to heart failure.
No other details about the Grammy Award-winning singer’s condition were available last night.