Chelsea Green will be back in WWE ‘very soon’ after heart procedure
Chelsea Green is planning to be back at work soon despite recently undergoing a heart procedure.
On Monday night, the former WWE Women’s United States Champion revealed that she had undergone a procedure to correct an abnormal heart rhythm (SVT). Green had been dealing with the issue for years, and doctors were finally able to catch it and fix things.
Green sent out a tweet today noting that she had an episode around WrestleMania 42 where her resting heart rate skyrocketed to 228 beats per minute for a nearly 15-minute stretch. That ultimately led to Green undergoing this procedure, which was minimally invasive and should allow her to be back in WWE soon.
“After 10 years of dealing with it, we finally caught my SVT,” Green wrote.
“My latest episode during WrestleMania pushed my resting heart rate to 228 for almost 15 minutes. Yesterday, Dr. Girgis spent 3 hours working on me… and I had to be awake for the last hour of the procedure!! Thankfully it was minimally invasive and I’ll be back to work very soon.”
SVT (supraventricular tachycardia) is described as a “common kind of arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm)” that starts in the upper chambers of the heart and causes it to beat too fast. It can sometimes cause chest pain or dizziness.
Green has not wrestled since February due to an ankle injury. She and her husband Matt Cardona are both members of the WWE SmackDown roster.
After 10 years of dealing with it, we finally caught my SVT.
— CHELSEA GREEN (@ImChelseaGreen) May 5, 2026
My latest episode during WrestleMania pushed my resting heart rate to 228 for almost 15 minutes. Yesterday, Dr. Girgis spent 3 hours working on me… and I had to be awake for the last hour of the procedure!! 😖… pic.twitter.com/WMypNQBXwB
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