Vickroy: At 100, she’s oldest to have new heart procedure

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Irene Vicich (left) 100 talks with her doctor Nouri Al-Khaled Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn IL Wednesday February 20

Irene Vicich (left), 100, talks with her doctor, Nouri Al-Khaled, at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, IL, on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. She is the oldest person ever to undergo a heart procedure. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Irene Vicich (left) 100 looks as her doctor Nouri Al-Khaled gets hugged by Beverly Czech Vicich's caregiver Advocate Christ Medical

Irene Vicich (left), 100, looks on as her doctor, Nouri Al-Khaled, gets hugged by Beverly Czech, Vicich's caregiver, at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. She is the oldest person to undergo a heart procedure. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Irene Vicich (right) 100 talks with her doctor Nouri Al-Khaled Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn IL Wednesday February 20

Irene Vicich (right), 100, talks with her doctor, Nouri Al-Khaled, at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, IL, on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. She is the oldest person ever to undergo a heart procedure. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Irene Vicich 100 who is oldest persever undergo heart procedure smiles Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn IL Wednesday February

Irene Vicich, 100, who is the oldest person ever to undergo a heart procedure, smiles at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, IL, on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Irene Vicich (left) 100 walks with her doctor Nouri Al-Khaled Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn IL Wednesday February 20

Irene Vicich (left), 100, walks with her doctor, Nouri Al-Khaled, at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, IL, on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. She is the oldest person ever to undergo a heart procedure. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Dr. Nouri Al-Khaled surgeAdvocate Christ Medical Center describes surgery th100-year-old Irene Vicich underwent hospital Oak Lawn IL. She is oldest

Dr. Nouri Al-Khaled, a surgeon at Advocate Christ Medical Center, describes the surgery that 100-year-old Irene Vicich, underwent at the hospital in Oak Lawn, IL. She is the oldest person ever to undergo a heart procedure. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Leaning on her cane in the lobby of Christ Medical Center, clad in a black North Face jacket, Irene Vicich said, “I like Palermo’s pizza with thin crust and a glass, or two, of zinfandel. Sometimes, if I have one too many, I end up …