October 8, 2009 8:22 PM

Liz Taylor Tweets about "Brand New Ticker"

Dame Elizabeth Taylor speaks at the Macy's Passport Fashion Show gala on Thursday Sept. 24, 2009, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Dame Elizabeth Taylor speaks at the Macy's Passport Fashion Show gala on Thursday Sept. 24, 2009, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

(AP)  Elizabeth Taylor is feeling fine after a heart procedure.

The 77-year-old actress says in a post on Twitter Thursday that the treatment "went off perfectly" and she feels like she has a "brand new ticker."

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Earlier in the week, Taylor tweeted that she would be going into the hospital for the procedure and asked her 164,239 followers for their prayers.

"I know they all helped," she tweeted.

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by avigil2 October 9, 2009 1:40 PM EDT
Shazmiforce1 must be having a really bad day. Too bad, cause Ms. Liz Taylor is one of our most beloved actors who is actually still around and is still doing countless work for AIDS charities.
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by bubbadubba October 8, 2009 10:38 PM EDT
I'm glad for her.
Hope she does well.
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