A day after Kris Letang underwent successful closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO; small hole in the heart), which has an expected recovery time of 4-6 weeks, he was at UPMC Lemieux Sports ...

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Kris Letang, who turns 38 next week, has endured enough health ailments to make even the most hardened doctors grimace. He’s had two strokes, major neck surgery ...

WITH THE EXPLANATION FROM THE PENGUINS. KRIS LETANG HAS BEEN PLAYING HOCKEY AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH LEVEL WITH A HOLE IN HIS HEART. IT WAS DISCOVERED AFTER HIS FIRST STROKE BACK IN 2014. ON TUESDAY.

Pittsburgh Penguins' Kris Letang, 37, had heart surgery for a birth defect. The surgery was successful. Letang hopes to play again in the NHL. He discovered the issue in 2014 after a stroke.

Spotting Kris Letang at the Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice facility constitutes far from any remarkable development, given it has been a pillar of his day-to-day life during nearly two decades ...