14 DAY TRIAL // In 2004, President Bill Clinton, a self-declared lover of fast food, underwent a successful quadruple bypass operation, so he’s no stranger to heart trouble. The other day, he was rushed to a hospital in New York after complaining of chest pains, which he reportedly recognized as “serious,” and had to undergo an intervention known as angioplasty, Fox News reports.
Though the pain in his chest was reportedly severe enough, the former President is said to be in very good spirits after undergoing angioplasty. Moreover, he’s expected to leave the hospital very soon, as this is not the kind of intervention that requires too long a recovery time. Wife Hilary is already by his side, having rushed from Washington to be with Mr. Clinton in the hospital room, reports in the US media say.
“Angioplasty is done on more than 1 million people a year in the United States. Compared to a bypass procedure, some advantages of angioplasty are that it doesn’t require an incision or general anesthesia, and usually offers a shorter recovery time, the National Institutes of Health said on its Website. […] Stents are small, mesh tubes that help support the inner walls of the artery. Some are coated with medications that are continuously released into the artery to help prevent a blockage from forming,” Fox News says. Clinton had 2 such stents places in one of his coronary arteries.
“Today President Bill Clinton was admitted to the Columbia Campus of NY Presbyterian hospital after feeling discomfort in his chest. Following a visit to his cardiologist, he underwent a procedure to place 2 stents in one of his coronary arteries. 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,” a statement from camp Clinton reads.
Not only is Clinton now in a stable condition but, as noted above, he’s also in very good spirits. He’s expected to be let out of the hospital any day now, reports in the media also say, though nothing in this sense has been made official just yet.