Re: Clinton Heart Attack?
Follow up:<br />Clinton was in New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Friday undergoing tests for chest discomfort.<br /><br />A close friend of Clinton said the former president called him to say that his doctors had advised him that he needs bypass surgery. <br /><br />The friend told CNN that Clinton's condition is serious and the former president had told him he might have a quadruple bypass.<br /><br />Clinton, 58, has been in good health with no known history of heart problems. <br /><br />A medical report in January of 2001 showed he had an above-normal cholesterol level and borderline high blood pressure.<br /><br />He checked into the hospital Thursday, the sources said, complaining of chest discomfort and fatigue. He went home Thursday and returned to the hospital Friday, the sources said.<br /><br />During his presidency, Clinton had a reputation for eating fast-food meals. <br /><br />Since leaving office, Clinton has lost weight and he told talk show host Oprah Winfrey that he had gone on the South Beach diet.
