Overview

• Coppola, 86, was admitted on August 5 to Policlínico Tor Vergata in Rome for a pre-planned cardiac surgery that was moved forward after an episode of atrial fibrillation.
• Surgeons performed the heart procedure the same day, and medical staff report he is recovering favorably under observation.
• In an Instagram message, Coppola shared that he updated a fibrillation treatment originally done 30 years ago by Dr. Andrea Natale and thanked fans for their support.
• His hospitalization coincided with the international promotion of Megalópolis, the self-financed $120 million epic he presented in Portland and at the Festival Magna Grecia.
• Doctors anticipate he will be discharged in the coming days and resume his promotional tour barring any complications.