By EMILY FRIEDMANFeb. 11, 2010
Clinton Taken to Hospital After Feeling 'Discomfort' in His Chest
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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.
The former president's counselor Douglas Band released a statement saying that Clinton, 63, 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.
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