More infoGet the latest RSVP Live breaking news on WhatsAppTom Dunne was told he had a 70% chance of dying within two years due to a heart problem. The broadcaster was stunned in 2017 when he learned he had a malformed heart valve that could have ended his life at any moment. The discovery was made during a routine heart check-up and Tom says it is a miracle doctors could act in time. "[The heart valve] just stops opening, and then you're dead. "I think life is full of those precious little moments, like holding someone's hand - that is worth its weight in gold.