Country singer Randy Travis is in critical condition after undergoing heart surgery on Monday.
Travis' sister-in-law told People, that the 54-year-old country recording artist had the operation in order to stabilize complications from a heart ailment.
"We have been told he has had surgery," Teresa Traywick, wife to Randy's bother Ricky, told the magazine. "Our prayers are going out to him because my husband just had a heart attack last year, so it is in their family."
The singer was hospitalized on Sunday in Texas. His publicist, Kirt Webster, told reporters that Travis had a viral cardiomyopathy, a condition characterized by a weakening of the heart muscles that can lead to shortness of breath, swelling of the legs and heart failure.
Two years ago, the singer collapsed on stage while performing at a gala in Fort Worth, Texas. According to E! news, doctors said the star fainted because of a combination of dehydration and caffeine and over the comer allergy medication
Travis had recently hit the road and was set to do a show in Deadwood, South Dakota, on Wednesday.
Travis has won seven Grammy's, 10 Academy awards and 10 American Music awards. His best-know songs include "Forever and Ever, Amen," "Diggin' Up Bones" and "Deeper Than the Holler."
Over the past year, the country singer found himself in the headlines for breaking the law rather than his music. The singer was arrested twice, within a six month period, for alcohol-related incidents.
In December his rep told People that Travis was "doing great and had given up drinking alcohol" and was in the best shape of his life.
