Paul “Paulie” Connell, the longtime boyfriend of Real Housewives of New Jersey star Dolores Catania, is recovering and in good spirits after undergoing a life-saving cardiac procedure that doctors say may have prevented a far more dangerous outcome. The 48-year-old businessman, who has quietly battled heart rhythm problems for nearly a decade, finally received a definitive diagnosis — and now, after a successful catheter ablation, he’s looking forward to a future no longer shaped by fear.