The weatherman spoke about the importance of heart health and the symptoms that led him to require the emergency procedure.

Sam Champion returns to *Good Morning America *days after undergoing ‘urgent’ heart surgery

The weatherman spoke about the importance of heart health and the symptoms that led him to require the emergency procedure.

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March 25, 2026 12:47 p.m. ET

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Sam Champion on 'Good Morning America' on March 25, 2026. Credit:

- Sam Champion returned to *Good Morning America* Wednesday, days after undergoing an emergency heart procedure.

- "When I was tested over and over again, everything looked fine. There was one symptom that kept persisting. I didn't know it could mean a heart attack, until I had a nuclear stress test," Champion said of experiencing shortness of breath.

- The weatherman underwent a cardiac catheter procedure as a result.

Sam Champion is back at *Good Morning America** *days after undergoing heart surgery.

The weatherman returned to the *GMA *studio on Wednesday to talk about his heart surgery. Despite this, Champion said he felt "fine" sitting among his colleagues. "I had a little bit of a heart scare over the weekend that led to an urgent procedure," he said, which took only one hour.

He spoke about wanting to share a picture on Instagram of himself post-surgery on Sunday to "thank the incredible cardiology team," calling out Dr. Lerakis and Dr. Sharma at the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital in New York.

"I'm healthy. My heart presents as healthy. When I was tested over and over again, everything looked fine. There was one symptom that kept persisting. I didn't know it could mean a heart attack, until I had a nuclear stress test to see what was going on inside my heart," Champion explained, noting that him being out of breath was the one symptom that was a red flag for doctors.**

Sam Champion on 'Good Morning America' on March 25, 2026.

Cardiologist Dr. Tara Narula also appeared on *GMA *to break down the different levels of testing that ought to be done, should someone be experiencing symptoms such as shortness of breath.

The cardiac catheter procedure Champion needing based on the results of his nuclear testing was not invasive, and anyone who undergoes it doesn't "necessarily have to take a break."

"We do tell people to kind of limit certain activities, in terms of heavy lifting," Narula said. “But certainly you are back up and at it. But I think people are surprised to see you can have a stent put in and have this heart procedure and be looking exactly how you do.”

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The day before he was in the ABC studio, Champion posted a video on Instagram, telling his followers that "all is well." "I want YOU to know what to ask your doctors," he wrote in the caption.

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"sooo We’ll talk more in depth about my procedures and my stents and the signs so that you can be more aware and more involved in your health conversations… But for today, I just wanna say thank you to everyone for your care and concern and to the amazing team at Mount Sinai," he added.**

Champion's photo post-surgery also emphasized the importance of nuclear stress tests, which, per the Mayo Clinic, detect "poor blood flow or damage in the heart."

"Many of you know I had a nuclear stress test last Thursday. And we found some things that needed to be taken care of so today. I went in to the cardiac catheterization laboratory….. and we took care of it," wrote Champion on Sunday. "Thanks to these procedures. I am well and expected to make a full recovery.❤️"

Check out Champion's segment on *Good Morning America *below.

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