( CNN ) -- Country singer Randy Travis remained under heavy sedation and in critical condition Friday , two days after surgery relieved pressure on his brain after a stroke , his publicist said . `` His family continues to ask for prayers and support , '' publicist Kirt Webster said in a statement . His stroke was `` a complication of his congestive heart failure '' for which he is being treated at The Heart Hospital at Baylor Plano in Texas , Webster said . The singer was initially hospitalized Sunday at Baylor Medical Center at McKinney , Texas , with a presumptive cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure . Travis , 54 , was transferred to The Heart Hospital at Baylor Plano in Texas on Monday . Travis ' illness is related to his `` recently acquired viral cardiomyopathy , '' one of his doctors said . Viral cardiomyopathy is a disorder where a virus attacks the muscles of the heart , causing the heart to beat slower , according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 's website . In some cases , the heart can stop , it said . Opinion : Randy Travis taught me country . Travis had a tough year in 2012 with arrests for assault and public intoxication , which earned him probation . Travis was at the forefront of the `` New Traditionalist '' movement in the 1980s and 1990s , but he faded as the '90s wore on . He made a comeback after turning to gospel music in 1999 . His song `` Three Wooden Crosses '' won song of the year in 2003 from both the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music .
Randy Travis ' family asks for prayers , support two days after his brain surgery . Score: 6 Stroke was a complication of his congestive heart failure .