Francis Ford Coppola Hospitalized in Rome

American director Francis Ford Coppola has been admitted to a hospital in Rome. The 86-year-old director, of Italian descent, was scheduled for a cardiac procedure at the Tor Vergata University Polyclinic.

According to Italian media reports, he experienced a slight cardiac arrhythmia (atrial fibrillation) after his admission, and doctors are monitoring his condition.

Francis Ford Coppola is in Italy in preparation for filming his next movie. In July, he presented his film "Megalopolis" at the Magna Graecia Film Festival in Calabria.