Ex-US president George W Bush has stent put in heart to clear blocked artery
Tuesday 06 August 2013 15.15
Former US President George W Bush has undergone heart surgery.
Mr Bush, 67, had a surgical procedure at a Dallas hospital to have a stent placed for a blocked artery.
He was "in high spirits, eager to return home tomorrow and resume his normal schedule on Thursday," spokesman Freddy Ford said in a statement.
Doctors discovered the blockage yesterday during the former president's annual physical exam at the Cooper Clinic in Dallas, the statement said.
Doctors recommended a stent to open the blockage and he underwent surgery this morning at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital.
