Clinton was rushed to the hospital after unidentified chest pains. By Jayson Rodriguez Former President Bill Clinton Photo: Larry Marano/ Getty Images Former President Bill Clinton was rushed to a New York hospital on Thursday afternoon (February 11) after suffering from unidentified chest pains, according to multiple reports. Clinton received a procedure where two stents were placed in his coronary arteries, CNN reported. The surgery was described as routine, and having two items placed in his arteries was characterized as “not unusual,” a doctor told CNN. CNN correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta said the speed in which the procedure took place, however, was enough to classify the incident as an emergency. Six years ago, Clinton suffered from serious heart trouble. In 2004, he underwent surgery for a quadruple coronary artery bypass; several months later, complications arose, which led Clinton to go back to the hospital for a minor follow-up procedure. According to The New York Times, Clinton’s pains stemmed from a bypass graft previously operated on becoming obstructed. He was then rushed to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital and is now recovering; his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is on her way to meet her husband, CNN reported. “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,” Douglas J. Band, his counselor, said in a statement released by the former president’s office, according to the Times. Before Clinton rose the political ranks to become president, it was well documented that he has a weakness for fried foods, stemming from his Southern upbringing in Arkansas. Clinton was a frequent jogger and lost a noticeable amount of weight during and after his presidency. He also changed his diet after his surgery six years ago. Clinton leads just as active a lifestyle following his presidency as he did when he occupied the White House. His Clinton Global Initiative has been instrumental in the fight against the global AIDS crisis. The former president is also a U.N. special envoy to Haiti and recently visited the ravaged country following the earthquake that struck the tiny island. Clinton appeared at MTV’s “Hope for Haiti Now” and BET’s “SOS Save Ourselves: Help for Haiti” telethons, urging viewers to continue aiding the survivors of the 7.1-magnitude quake.
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Former President Bill Clinton Hospitalized
