Octogenarian back to weightlifting a week after heart surgery
(WorldNews Health)

Whether he´s snatching a heavily-loaded weight bar off the ground or pushing it overhead in the classic clean-and-jerk stance, Robert Strange is a living example of the revolution underway in heart valve replacement surgery.In May 2018, the 82-year-old California resident entered a clinical trial for a minimally-invasive procedure to replace a balky aortic valve that restricted his circulation and left him feeling light-headed, especially during exercise. Seven days later, he was back in his garage adding a fresh set of scuffs to the well-abused pile of plates that have been his obsession since he first started Olympic lifting at the age of 58. But those weights would probably still be on...