Couture opened up about the incident in detail for the first time in an interview on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show.
Couture walked himself to the ER
Usually, someone in need of visiting the Emergency Room drives themselves there or calls an ambulance; but not Randy Couture. The former UFC walked himself to the hospital when he realized something was wrong with him after he returned from the gym.
The doctors did some initial ECG tests and soon realized that their patient was, in fact, going through a heart attack.
A stent was inserted after the doctors sucked the clot out, and Couture was put on a blood thinner to further stabilize the plaque that had formed in his artery. He was discharged after he recovered fully and he went out the same way he walked in - on foot. He has been further recovering at home and has also returned to training. But the former Heavyweight and Light-Heavyweight Champion is overwhelmed by the love and support that he received from every corner of the MMA world during this time ever since TMZ first reported the incident, and acknowledged it on the show.
Couture has learnt that if he was another 30-40 minutes late in taking himself to the hospital, it could have turned out differently. Thus, he considers this incident to be a sort of reality-check, and it has made him much more thankful for what he has at the moment.
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