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Director Francis Ford Coppola Doing 'Fine' After Medical Procedure in Rome

ROME, ITALY, AUG 5 – The 86-year-old director underwent a planned cardiac ablation to treat atrial fibrillation with his longtime cardiologist and is reported stable and recovering well, his team said.

  • Francis Ford Coppola underwent a non-emergency medical procedure in Rome and is doing fine, according to his US-based representative on August 5.
  • His representative denied a report claiming Coppola suffered atrial fibrillation before the procedure, stating he had no emergency situation.
  • Coppola shared a message on Instagram, reassuring fans with a photo and saying, 'I am well.'
  • He is in Italy promoting his latest movie, Megalopolis.
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The director had reassured fans on social media explaining the positive outcome of the programmed intervention of ablation of atrial fibrillation. He will be discharged in the afternoon by the Tor Vergata hospital where he has been hospitalized for a few days.

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Los Angeles. Francis Ford Coppola, the U.S. director of El Godrino and Apocalypse Now, was subjected to a non-urgent cardiac intervention in a hospital in Rome and is well, he reported on Tuesday and a representative in the United States.

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Francis Ford Coppola, director of El Godfather and Apocalypse Now, posted a message on Instagram this Tuesday to reassure his followers after being hospitalized in Rome. The 86-year-old filmmaker explained that he is well and that he took advantage of his stay in Italy to perform an update of a heart procedure that had been done decades ago.

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TMZ broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
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