The defenseman Kris Letang will be out for at least six weeks because of a heart stroke.

The announcement was made by Penguis general manager Ray Shero on Friday, that Kris Letang had a stroke last week.

There were no serious symptoms revealed before, however Kris had one brief episode of nausea, and dizziness last week, and he was held him out of the game Thursday night. Later he continued to feel ill, and after the test conducted in Phoenix on Saturday, and it was the first indication of the bad health.

The results of the medical examinations showed that he has a small hole in the wall of his heart, and his doctor is trying to access whether the heart stroke is due to this hole.

The athlete is under treatment for a six week long period, and he will be re-evaluated after the period. In NHL’s Olympic break he will be going on vacations with his family.

Several of his fans and friends have been shocked due to this bad health of the athlete, they said that he is a young and used to take care of himself, moreover there have been no such bad health symptoms earlier, and it was definitely shocking for the viewers.