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Elizabeth Taylor being treated for heart failure

Updated: 2011-02-12 10:28

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Elizabeth Taylor being treated for heart failure

Elizabeth Taylor arrives for a play in Los Angeles in this Dec 1, 2007 file photo. Screen star Taylor has been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital to treat symptoms from congestive heart failure, her spokeswoman said Feb 11, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

LOS ANGELES - Screen star Elizabeth Taylor has been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital to treat symptoms from congestive heart failure, her spokeswoman said Friday.

Taylor, 78, was admitted to Cedars Sinai hospital earlier this week for what her publicist said was "an ongoing condition."

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"Elizabeth Taylor was hospitalized earlier this week ... suffering from symptoms caused by congestive heart failure, an ongoing condition. This issue is being addressed... She is currently being kept in the hospital for monitoring," Sally Morrison said in a statement

Taylor, a double Oscar winner famous for her eight marriages, has a long history of medical problems and underwent heart surgery in 2009 to replace a leaky valve.

"Her family and close friends are appreciative of the warm support and interest of her loyal fans but have asked that people respect her privacy and allow her medical team the time and space to focus on restoring her back to health," the statement said.

The London-born Taylor was photographed last week looking frail and leaving a dentist's office in a wheelchair.

Taylor won Oscars for her roles in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" in 1966 and "Butterfield 8" in 1960.

Elizabeth Taylor being treated for heart failure

Actress Elizabeth Taylor arrives for her 75th birthday party in Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada in this Feb 27, 2007 file photo. [Photo/Agencies]

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