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Former US President Bill Clinton has left the Manhattan hospital where he underwent a heart procedure. | |
He smiled as he walked out of New York Presbyterian Hospital, got into a waiting car, and waved for the cameras. | He smiled as he walked out of New York Presbyterian Hospital, got into a waiting car, and waved for the cameras. |
His cardiologist earlier said he was "in good spirits" after the procedure, in which doctors inserted two stents to clear a clogged artery in his heart. | His cardiologist earlier said he was "in good spirits" after the procedure, in which doctors inserted two stents to clear a clogged artery in his heart. |
Dr Allan Schwartz said he could be back at work as soon as Monday, adding that he did not suffer a heart attack. | Dr Allan Schwartz said he could be back at work as soon as Monday, adding that he did not suffer a heart attack. |
Mr Clinton had quadruple bypass surgery at the same hospital more than five years ago. He was re-admitted on Thursday after complaining of discomfort in his chest. | Mr Clinton had quadruple bypass surgery at the same hospital more than five years ago. He was re-admitted on Thursday after complaining of discomfort in his chest. |
Family support | |
Mr Clinton's wife Hillary, the US Secretary of State, and their daughter Chelsea had joined him at his bedside. | Mr Clinton's wife Hillary, the US Secretary of State, and their daughter Chelsea had joined him at his bedside. |
HOW A CORONARY STENT WORKS 1. Guided into place by a catheter, the stent is a wire mesh tube used to hold open narrow arteries2. Once in position, the catheter is inflated and the stent expanded 3. The catheter is removed, and the stent remains in place to help keep blood flowing through the artery | |
The state department has said Mrs Clinton will still travel to Qatar and Saudi Arabia at the weekend as planned, although her flight will leave later to allow her to spend more time in New York. | |
Speaking to media outside the Columbia Campus of New York Presbyterian Hospital on Thursday evening, Dr Schwartz said the insertion of two devices known as stents in an artery had gone smoothly. | |
The stents - wire-mesh tubes that help the flow of blood - were placed in a coronary artery that had become blocked since Mr Clinton had a quadruple-bypass operation in 2004. | The stents - wire-mesh tubes that help the flow of blood - were placed in a coronary artery that had become blocked since Mr Clinton had a quadruple-bypass operation in 2004. |
Doctors stressed the need for the procedure had not been triggered by Mr Clinton's diet or active lifestyle. | |
The former Arkansas governor became known for his love of fast food and jogging during his two terms as president. | |
He later set up the William J Clinton Foundation to promote and address international humanitarian issues such as the treatment and prevention of HIV/Aids and global warming. | |
Last year, he was appointed UN special envoy to Haiti, where he has been working in recent weeks to help the relief effort in the wake of the devastating earthquake there on 12 January. |