Clinton was rushed to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in
Clinton’s wife, Secretary of State
was seen this afternoon leaving the Oval Office and did not seem “too
concerned” or “in a rush.” The secretary is scheduled to begin a
five-day trip to the
in his life, lost considerable poundage after his previous heart
problem and bypass surgery in 2004. The pain likely came from a partial
blockage of an artery and the stents would reopen the passage. He is
expected to stay in the hospital an undetermined time.
According to a statement released by Douglas Band, a counselor to the ex-president, Clinton had two stents implanted Thursday:
“Today President
“Following a visit to his cardiologist, he underwent a procedure to place two stents in one of his coronary arteries.
In 2004, Clinton underwent a successful quadruple bypass operation to free four blocked arteries.
The ex-president has a condition of heart disease
requiring loss of weight and more attention to his diet, but has
maintained a vigorous globe-traveling schedule. He was just in
The stent, basically a wire mesh tube-shape, is
inserted in the groin and moved up the artery to the blockage, then
expanded to open blood flow through the accumulated plaque. It has
become a common procedure in
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