Family spokesman Jim McGrath said Mrs. Bush was already up and talking Wednesday night in intensive care only hours after undergoing the 2 1/2-hour heart surgery at The Methodist Hospital.
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Reese Witherspoon rushed to hospital
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Lady Thatcher to remain in hospital
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Rudd leaves hospital after heart surgery
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Elizabeth Taylor checks out of hospital
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Maloney recovering from heart attack;
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Bal undergoes emergency angioplasty
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Queen visits Philip in hospital
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Miley Cyrus rushed to emergency room
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Mandela spends night in hospital after being admitted for tests
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Former us first lady Barbara Bush undergoes surgery
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Jade Goody rushed to hospital
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Carly Fiorina is hospitalized
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Cheney released from hospital after heart surgery
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Bush to spend Christmas in hospital
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George HW Bush treated in hospital
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Carter to spend second night in Ohio hospital