Jeremy Clarkson reveals he had heart procedure

Jeremy Clarkson has revealed helium underwent a bosom process aft helium experienced a "sudden deterioration" successful his health.

Writing successful his file successful The Sunday Times, the 64-year-old said helium had symptoms of feeling "clammy", a "tightness" successful his chest, and "pins and needles" successful his near limb aft returning from a holiday.

Clarkson, who presents the TV programme Clarkson's Farm, said helium went to infirmary successful an ambulance and had a stent fitted, which opens up narrowed oregon blocked arteries.

"I surely wasn’t having a bosom attack. But if it hadn’t looked that way, I ne'er would person been sent to hospital," helium said.

While connected vacation successful the Indian Ocean, the Oxfordshire husbandman described however helium had to "take a infinitesimal to marque definite my limbs were moving properly" erstwhile helium stood up, "struggled" with swimming, and could not descend a formation of stairs "without holding someone's hand".

"These problems each manifested themselves successful 1 day, which made the remainder of my vacation highly relaxing due to the fact that each I did was beryllium successful a seat drinking vino and eating cheese," helium said successful his column.

"Back astatine home, though, the abrupt deterioration began to stitchery pace," helium said. "I woke connected Wednesday greeting not feeling excessively good. I was clammy and determination was a tightness successful my chest."

The ex-Top Gear presenter said helium "ignored these things" and aboriginal got "pins and needles successful my near arm".

He was taken to John Radcliffe Hospital successful Oxford, wherever a bosom onslaught was ruled retired aft helium had underwent checks, which included an electrocardiogram (ECG), humor tests, and X-rays.

"It seems that of the arteries feeding my bosom with nourishing blood, 1 was wholly blocked and the 2nd of 3 was heading that way," helium said.

Clarkson said helium had a stent fitted, which is simply a conduit that is inserted into a narrowed oregon blocked artery to unfastened it and let humor to travel much freely.

"The adjacent greeting I went home, and present I am, 2 hours later, penning this and benignant of thinking, 'Crikey, that was close'," helium said.

"Now, acknowledgment to each those tremendous radical astatine the John Radcliffe successful Oxford and each of their bonzer machines, present I americium wondering what h2o tastes similar and if it’s imaginable to marque celery interesting."

Clarkson had antecedently revealed helium had to discontinue smoking aft contracting pneumonia portion connected vacation successful Spain.

He near the TV programme The Grand Tour successful September alongside TV amusement big Richard Hammond and TV presenter James May.