
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, April 28, 1994                   TAG: 9404280060
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From Associated Press reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

HOLYFIELD HAS MORE PROBLEMS

Doctors discovered another problem with ex-heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield's heart Wednesday, the day after he retired because of a cardiac condition.

A test at Crawford Long Hospital of Emory University in Atlanta revealed a "tiny" hole in the boxer's heart, said hospital spokeswoman Debra Bloom. She said the hole between the two chambers of the heart is not life threatening but will be monitored closely.

The medical term for the condition is atrial septal defect.

"This is something he was born with," said Holyfield's personal physician, Dr. Ronald Stephens.

Holyfield, 31, retired Tuesday after being diagnosed with a non-compliant left ventricle or "stiff heart," which prevents sufficient oxygen from being pumped to muscles and tissues.

by CNB