Chris Cairns off life assist after coronary heart surgical procedure

Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns is off life assist and recovering in hospital after emergency surgical procedure in Sydney for a coronary heart drawback, his lawyer mentioned on Friday.
“I’m pleased to advise that Chris is off life support and has been able to communicate with his family from hospital in Sydney,” Aaron Lloyd mentioned in an announcement.
“He and his household are grateful for all the assist and nicely needs from everybody, and for the privateness they’ve been afforded. They request that this continues as they concentrate on his restoration shifting ahead.
“Cairns, 51, had surgery in Canberra after a “major medical event” earlier this month however the seriousness of his situation required him to be transferred to St Vincent’s for one more operation. New Zealand media reported Cairns had suffered an aortic dissection – a tear within the physique’s foremost artery.
Cairns performed 62 exams, 215 one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches for New Zealand between 1989-2006.His father Lance additionally performed cricket for New Zealand.Cairns has lived in Canberra along with his spouse and kids for a number of years.