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02-11-2010, 05:28 PM
Former President Bill Clinton Gets Two Stents in Coronary Artery
Clinton Taken to Hospital After Feeling 'Discomfort' in His Chest
By EMILY FRIEDMAN
Feb. 11, 2010 —
Former President Bill Clinton was taken to a Manhattan hospital late this afternoon and two stents were installed in one of his coronary arteries, his office said.
Clinton, 63, was transported to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan for a condition related to his heart.
The former president's counselor Douglas Band released a statement saying that Clinton is in "good spirits."
"Today President Bill Clinton was admitted to the Columbia Campus of New York Presbyterian Hospital after feeling discomfort in his chest," said Band. "Following a visit to his cardiologist, he underwent a procedure to place two stents in one of his coronary arteries."
A stent is a wire mesh tube used to prop open an artery.
"President Clinton is in good spirits and will continue to focus on the work of his Foundation and Haiti's relief and long-term recovery efforts."
Sources on Capitol Hill tell ABC News that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was seen leaving the Oval Office around the same time that Clinton had been hospitalized and did not seem "too concerned" or "in a rush."
State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Secretary Clinton is supposed to leave for an overseas trip to Qatar and Saudi Arabia Friday. It wasn't know whether the trip would still take place.
An official told ABC News that Clinton's ailment seems more like "discomfort&something wasn't right" rather than a health "crisis."
A friend of the former president's said that he had been suffering from a cold and had been worn out from his trip to Haiti on Feb. 5.
It was Clinton's second trip to Haiti since the January earthquake, and as the United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti he met with Haitian leaders and helped coordinate international quake assistance.
Clinton underwent quadruple bypass surgery to clear four blocked arteries nearly six years ago at the same hospital.
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Clinton Taken to Hospital After Feeling 'Discomfort' in His Chest
By EMILY FRIEDMAN
Feb. 11, 2010 —
Former President Bill Clinton was taken to a Manhattan hospital late this afternoon and two stents were installed in one of his coronary arteries, his office said.
Clinton, 63, was transported to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan for a condition related to his heart.
The former president's counselor Douglas Band released a statement saying that Clinton is in "good spirits."
"Today President Bill Clinton was admitted to the Columbia Campus of New York Presbyterian Hospital after feeling discomfort in his chest," said Band. "Following a visit to his cardiologist, he underwent a procedure to place two stents in one of his coronary arteries."
A stent is a wire mesh tube used to prop open an artery.
"President Clinton is in good spirits and will continue to focus on the work of his Foundation and Haiti's relief and long-term recovery efforts."
Sources on Capitol Hill tell ABC News that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was seen leaving the Oval Office around the same time that Clinton had been hospitalized and did not seem "too concerned" or "in a rush."
State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Secretary Clinton is supposed to leave for an overseas trip to Qatar and Saudi Arabia Friday. It wasn't know whether the trip would still take place.
An official told ABC News that Clinton's ailment seems more like "discomfort&something wasn't right" rather than a health "crisis."
A friend of the former president's said that he had been suffering from a cold and had been worn out from his trip to Haiti on Feb. 5.
It was Clinton's second trip to Haiti since the January earthquake, and as the United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti he met with Haitian leaders and helped coordinate international quake assistance.
Clinton underwent quadruple bypass surgery to clear four blocked arteries nearly six years ago at the same hospital.
Copyright © 2010 ABC News Internet Ventures
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