Taylor, 77, announced Tuesday she was going to have the operation.
"My heart procedure went off perfectly," Usmagazine.com quoted her as Tweeting Thursday night. "It's like having a brand-new ticker. Thank you for your prayers and good wishes. I know they all helped."
The two-time Oscar-winning actress is best known for her roles in the films "National Velvet," "Giant," "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "Butterfield 8" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
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