LSU Tigers head coach Kim Mulkey thrives on being a show-stopper — but her show, her life, was in more danger recently than she initially realized.

Mulkey, a four-time national championship winner with LSU and the Baylor Bears, endured a recent health scare after undergoing a routine checkup.

Mulkey needed to see a cardiologist due to results from a neck scan — and a hospital in Baton Rouge, where LSU is located, prevented a possible medical emergency down the line for the 61-year-old.

In a reel recently posted to Instagram, Mulkey revealed she needed to have a cardiac catheterization after a neck scan showed abnormalities in her carotid arteries — blood vessels that supply blood to the brain.

Doctors at Our Lady of the Lake Heart & Vascular Institute found a “severe blockage in the front part” of Mulkey’s heart, and a coronary stent was inserted to help keep her arteries open.

The operation was a success, and Mulkey feels great — thanks to the high level of care she received at Our Lady of the Lake.

And most importantly for the uber-competitive coach? She didn’t miss any of LSU’s games.

“From the time I walked in that hospital, it was top-notch,” Mulkey said of the quality of care. “I wish they could take care of me for the rest of my life.

I never thought anything like that would happen to me. None of us think it’s going to happen to us. I certainly was very lucky.”

LSU eyeing revenge against Auburn

With her health in a good place off the court, Mulkey’s full focus will return to on-court matters.

Her Tigers will host Auburn on Thursday night in Baton Rouge — and they want payback for the surprising 67-62 loss they suffered at Neville Arena on Auburn’s campus last month.

Of course, Angel Reese will be key in LSU’s efforts to notch a fifth consecutive win.

But the Tigers’ backcourt is also improving by the game, as sophomore guard Flau’jae Johnson is coming off a 20-point, nine-rebound, six-assist performance in a 81-58 win over Texas A&M.

LSU is ranked 13th in the Associated Press top-25 poll and sits second in the Southeastern Conference with a 9-3 record against its conference rivals.

The last time a Mulkey-coached team lost more than three conference games was during the 2009/10 season, when the Baylor Bears finished with a pedestrian 9-7 conference record in the Big 12 but made a run to the Final Four anyway.