Why Shareef O'neal Heart Surgery?

He was diagnosed with an anomalous coronary artery — a congenital heart defect that caused an artery to grow in the wrong place. He announced on Twitter that he would redshirt his freshman season. He underwent open-heart surgery on Dec.

Why did Shareef get heart surgery?

After observations, it was revealed that he had a right anomalous coronary artery that required surgery. His mother, Shaunie, revealed in June on her show, “Basketball Wives,” that Shareef could have died from the condition had it not been discovered by the UCLA medical staff.

What kind of heart problem did Shareef O'Neal have?

The doctors said Shareef had a heart abnormality called anomalous coronary artery, or ACA. The tests showed that whenever Shareef's heart had an abnormality, if it went over a certain number of beats per minute, it was being squeezed.