TMZ reports that 'American Gladiators' star Nitro had a heart attack on Wednesday, and the former reality TV star says steroids did the damage.Dan Clark (Nitro) experienced intense chest pains while working out at an L.A. gym and his arm went numb, one of the warning signs that you may be having a cardiac event.Clark/Nitro was taken to urgent care center and then transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital.Once the athlete arrived at the hospital, Clark/Nitro underwent emergency surgery and had a blood clot in one of his arteries removed. During the procedure, doctors fitted him with a new stent. Original American Gladiators: Dan Clark (Nitro), Deron McBee (Malibu), Marisa Pare (Lace), Cheryl Barldinger (Sunny), Michael Horton (Gemini)...
- 12/24/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
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