Washington DC:
Former United States President Bill Clinton was hospitalized on Thursday after experiencing heart discomfort and had two stents placed in a coronary artery, an adviser said.
"Today President Bill Clinton was admitted to the Columbia Campus of New York Presbyterian Hospital after feeling discomfort in his chest. Following a visit to his cardiologist, he underwent a procedure to place two stents in one of his coronary arteries. 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. In 2004, President Clinton underwent a successful quadruple bypass operation to free four blocked arteries," the adviser, Douglas Band, said.
Band said Clinton was in "good spirits" after undergoing the procedure at New York Presbyterian Hospital.
Clinton had quadruple bypass surgery in 2004 to open four blocked arteries. The former US president has been working in recent weeks to help relief efforts in Haiti.
Since leaving office, he has maintained a busy schedule working on humanitarian projects through his foundation.