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Fans have known of Grant's heart condition for several months.

The 59-year-old first announced in February, in honor of Heart Health Awareness Month, that she had been diagnosed with the rare heart condition.

\"I want to send a shout out to my doctor, John Bright Cage,\" the Christian singer told fans. \"He suggested I have a check up because of my Dad's heart history.\"

Grant was happy she followed his advice and underwent a \"battery of tests\" that revealed she's unknowingly had partial anomalous pulmonary venous return, or PAPVAR, \"since birth.\" PAPVR causes a mixing of oxygen-rich blood and oxygen-poor blood as it flows into the heart's right atrium instead of the left, because the pulmonary veins have incorrectly attached to the heart's upper right chamber, according to the Mayo Clinic.

The six-time Grammy winner happily assured fans that she was \"asymptomatic\" and that the heart condition was \"fixable.\" She hoped that, by sharing her personal medical history, she would inspire fans to take their heart health more seriously.

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Since February is heart health awareness month, I want to send a shout out to my doctor, John Bright Cage. He suggested I have a check up because of my Dad's heart history As always, I am feeling great, but the battery of tests he put me through show that I have had a heart condition since birth. The first good news is that I am completely asymptomatic. The second good news is that it's fixable, so instead of concerts and camping trips this summer, I am going to take care of my heart. Are you taking care of yours?! Please do. xo, Amy #HeartHealth #PAPVR #EveryHeartbeat

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ABC News' Lesley Messer contributed to this report.

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