BRISTOL, Tennessee (AP) — NASCAR driver Brian Vickers says he had heart surgery last month as part of his treatment for blood clots.
Vickers stopped racing in May when doctors discovered clots in his leg and lungs. He said a third clot was found in a finger on his left hand.
Vickers said he had surgery to close a hole in his heart, and a second procedure to insert a stent into a vein in his left leg.
He says doctors found he suffers from May-Thurner syndrome, a blood clot disorder that increases the risk of deep vein thrombosis.
The 26-year-old Vickers says doctors have told him he's still on track to return to stock car racing next season.
