Overview
- Doctors at the Uniklinik Salzburg implanted two coronary stents in Heino after a scintigraphy revealed narrowed heart arteries in June 2026.
- A routine ultrasound in May showed no problems, but manager Helmut Werner insisted on the scintigraphy that detected the disease.
- The procedure was carried out privately and was disclosed to the public about a month later through media interviews with Heino.
- Heino says he recovered quickly, returned to performing within days, and is keeping a busy schedule that includes a tour starting January 9, 2027.
- Heino credits his manager with saving his life and is urging older people to consider scintigraphy as a preventive test because it can reveal blockages that simple ultrasound may miss.