Clinton a Little Scared of Bypass Surgery
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NEW YORK - Bill Clinton said he was "a little scared, but not much" of undergoing heart bypass surgery, but was looking forward to a swift recovery and resuming normal activities such as jogging.    The former president was hospitalized Friday with chest pains and shortness of breath...
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Heart bypass surgery that former President Bill Clinton will undergo next week has become an increasingly common operation. The surgery is necessary when one or more arteries that ensure blood and oxygen flow
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Former President Bill Clinton's heart bypass, expected Monday or Tuesday, likely will be an ordinary replumbing of his ailing heart, not some new whiz-bang robotic or "keyhole" surgery, leading surgeons say.    And just as his operation is likely to be the same as the average American's, the delay in his surgery also suggests a problem typical for many patients: doctors and nurses off for the holiday weekend...
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NEW YORK - Bill Clinton was hospitalized with chest pains and shortness of breath Friday and will undergo heart bypass surgery in an operation that could sideline the former president at the height of the campaign for the White House.    An angiogram showed that Clinton, who turned 58 two weeks ago, had significant blockage in his heart arteries but did not suffer a heart attack, a doctor who performed the test told The Associated Press...
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Former president Bill Clinton has been recuperating from heart surgery at a slower pace than he expected, limiting his involvement in Democratic presidential contender John Kerry's campaign.
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Former president Bill Clinton is telling friends he is in good spirits despite facing the challenge of a multiple bypass operation for blocked blood vessels to the heart.
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Clinton, 58, who had complained of chest pain and fatigue (see &quot;Former President Bill Clinton To Undergo Heart Surgery&quot;), had a quadruple-coronary artery-bypass operation at 8 am on Monday, according to CNN.
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My office telephone has been ringing with patients who have heard about former President Bill Clinton's surgery this month and wonder if they might need cardiac bypass themselves. What I tell them is that careful screening for heart disease is essential, but the bypass operation, which involves sawing open the chest, is a 40-year-old procedure that is usually unnecessary.
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NEW YORK - Former President Bill Clinton was expected to undergo heart bypass surgery after suffering chest pains as early as Monday but probably Tuesday, according to Democratic officials.   "I thanked him for getting the Democrats back on the front page, and he told me that's about as far as he's willing to go," party Chairman Terry McAuliffe said Saturday...
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My office telephone has been ringing with patients who have heard about former President Bill Clinton&#39;s surgery this month and wonder if they might need cardiac bypass themselves.
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Former President Bill Clinton will have heart bypass surgery early next week after being rushed to a top New York hospital on Friday complaining of chest pains and shortness of breath.
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NEW YORK - Bill Clinton was in good spirits as he prepared for heart bypass surgery, scheduled for early this week, people close to the Clinton family said.
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There are perils to coming between the Clintons and an elected office.
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Former President Bill Clinton has been moved to a New York hospital operating theatre for a heart bypass operation. Preparations began in an operating theatre at Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia in upper Manhattan.
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PHILADELPHIA - It was vintage Bill Clinton, a lip-biting, thumb-wagging, center-of-attention performance. Seven weeks after quadruple-bypass heart surgery, looking pale and unusually thin, the former president
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Former President Bill Clinton's heart bypass, expected Monday, likely will be an ordinary replumbing of his ailing heart, not some new whiz-bang robotic or "keyhole" surgery, leading surgeons say.    A source close to the former president who spoke on condition of anonymity said Clinton has told him the surgery was scheduled for Monday morning...
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NEW YORK Sept. 3, 2004 - Bill Clinton was hospitalized with chest pains and shortness of breath Friday and will undergo heart bypass surgery in an operation that could sideline the former president at the height of the campaign for the White House.