'It did not cause my blood clot': Kim Zolciak denies her waist-trainer triggered mini stroke as she dons corset for selfie

Published: 16:39 EST, 15 October 2015 | Updated: 18:08 EST, 15 October 2015

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Her stint on Dancing With The Stars was cut short when she suffered a mini stroke and producers axed her from the show.

And Kim Zolciak took to Instagram on Thursday to address speculation that her fondness for waist-squeezing corsets may be partly to blame for her health issue.

The 37-year-old donned her waist-trainer for another selfie as she hit back at criticism saying 'By no means did my waist trainer cause my blood clot or my TIA.'

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Honing her figure: Kim Zolciak hit back at commentators on social media who said her waist trainers caused her mini stroke

Kim started her long picture caption by saying: 'Good morning!!!! You guys know I love my @nowaistclique waist trainer, I have heard all sorts of ppl commenting on "what might have caused my mini stroke"

She continued: 'let me be real clear, I am a very healthy woman who takes great care of myself, however I was born with PFO (a hole in my heart) which enabled a clot to cross over and stop oxygen to my brain for a very short time in turn causing me to have a TIA, I will be having heart surgery to repair it.

'By no means did my waist trainer cause my blood clot or my TIA. I would never use anything nor promote anything that I personally didn't love or something that was dangerous. I LOVE LIFE WAY TOO MUCH! and I have a whole lotta living to do #KeepItTight #Hourglass #CommentRudeIBlockYou #HeartAwareness #THANKYOUFORALLYOURPRAYERS'

Kim, 37, was forced to leave Dancing With The Stars last month when she suffered a mini stroke after flying home to Atlanta after a performance

Taking direction: The top-heavy star shared a silly clip on Wednesday during a filming session for Entertainment Tonight inside her home

Kim was axed from season 21 of the dancing competition series because although she was able to dance - she was not allowed to fly back to LA from her home in Atlanta to perform.

'I was able to dance, I just couldn't fly,' Kim said to Good Morning America of the frustrating situation. 'I feel like they could've done something via satellite. They've made exceptions in the past.'

Kim will be back however with partner Tony Dovolani to dance for one last performance on the Dancing with the Stars finale.

New venture: The mother-of-five is keeping herself busy after realizing her dream of doing motivational speaking which will begin in December

Back on cameras: Kim appeared on GMA last week to talk about the situation where she revealed it was because she was unable to fly back to LA from Atlanta that she was axed from the show

Meanwhile, the mother-of-five is keeping herself busy after realizing her dream of doing motivational speaking.

'I'm so flipping EXCITED!!!!! ...I'm finally doing it!' she gushed on Instagram on Tuesday as she shared the news with her 1.6M followers.

According to the promo she posted, the new venture which begins in December will be called the 'Ask Believe Receive Tour,' and will consist of 'tips, tools, and dedication for manifesting the life you have always dreamed of.'