Duane ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ Chapman says he has life-threatening heart condition
KAT WADE / SPECIAL TO THE STAR ADVERTISER / JUNE 26
Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman, right, holds a press conference in front of his home after the death of his wife, Beth Chapman.
Duane Chapman, also known as “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” has been diagnosed with a life-threatening heart condition less than three months after the death of his wife, Beth Chapman, following her long battle with cancer.
Chapman made the revelation on a soon-to-be-aired episode of “The Dr. Oz Show,” saying he has a pulmonary embolism.
The 66-year-old reality TV star and part-time Hawaii resident told Dr. Mehmet Oz that he found out about the diagnosis after being taken to the hospital a week and a half ago with chest pains.
Chapman was transported to the hospital from his Colorado home after feeling a pain in his chest and reportedly was undergoing diagnostic tests.
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Chapman initially said he was not afraid to die after his wife died on June 26 at the age of 51.
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“Oh, I was afraid to die,” he told Oz. “I said ‘please let go of my heart, honey. Quit squeezing my heart.’”
According to a clip of the show, Oz told Duane “you’re a ticking time bomb,” but Chapman said he’s on the road to recovery in taking blood thinners, eating healthier and working to quit smoking.
