Toni Braxton Recalls Undergoing Procedure After Her Heart’s Main Artery Was 80% Blocked Last Year

<p><strong>Toni Braxton<&sol;strong> revealed she underwent <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;listicle&sol;leg-lengthening-surgery-men-bbl&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">emergency surgery<&sol;a> last year to address a blockage in her heart&&num;8217&semi;s main artery&period; Braxton recalled the &&num;8216&semi;shocking&&num;8217&semi; experience in a conversation with <em>PEOPLE&comma; <&sol;em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;people&period;com&sol;health&sol;toni-braxton-underwent-traumatic-heart-procedure-after-life-threatening-lupus-complication-exclusive&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">published on<&sol;a> Tuesday &lpar;April 25&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But Toni first discovered that her &&num;8220&semi;left main coronary artery was 80&percnt; blocked&&num;8221&semi; in late September 2022&period; The star has previously opened up about having systemic lupus erythematosus &lpar;SLE&rpar;&period; According to the outlet&comma; doctors first diagnosed Toni with &&num;8220&semi;the most common form&&num;8221&semi; of <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;swvs-coko-twins-after-cousin-dies-of-lupus&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">the autoimmune disease<&sol;a> in 2008&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CrUAkBbPnPV" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Though she regularly keeps track of her lupus&&num;8217&semi;s effect on her organs&&num;8211&semi;via urine and blood tests&&num;8211&semi;last year&comma; she reportedly &&num;8220&semi;slipped up&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;It was a traumatic moment for me&period; I was in shock&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Toni told <em>PEOPLE&period; <&sol;em>&&num;8220&semi;I remember that day because my chest was aching often&comma; just hurting&period; And I thought I was just sad because&comma; unfortunately&comma; my sister has just passed&comma; and I thought&comma; wow&comma; I&&num;8217&semi;m really aching in my heart for my sister&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>As previously reported&comma; Traci Braxton <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;traci-braxton-passes-away-at-50-after-battle-with-esophageal-cancer&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">passed away<&sol;a> in March 2022 after battling esophageal cancer privately for a year&period; She was 50&period; A few weeks after Traci&&num;8217&semi;s death&comma; Toni spoke to Tamron Hall about <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;braxton-sisters-pen-sweet-social-media-messages-in-celebration-of-traci-braxtons-51st-birthday&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">the aftermath<&sol;a> of losing her sister&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"Cbtj0ual4DU" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center"><&sol;h3>&NewLine;