Bernie Sanders’ campaign said Wednesday that the Democratic presidential candidate had a heart procedure for a blocked artery and was canceling events and appearances “until further notice.”
The 78-year-old Sanders experienced chest discomfort during an event Tuesday and sought medical evaluation, according to a campaign statement. It said two stents were “successfully inserted” and that Sanders “is conversing and in good spirits.”
His campaign manager, Faiz Shakir, was on a telephone call with supporters Tuesday night but didn’t mention any health concerns about the candidate. Shakir said the “state of the campaign is strong” and he played up Sanders’ strong fundraising total for the third quarter.
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Sanders recently canceled some appearances in South Carolina because he lost his voice. The campaign said at the time he felt fine.
Sanders, the Democratic field’s oldest candidate, sometimes jokingly refers to his age at town halls and other events, especially when interacting with younger participants. His aides have tried to project him as a candidate with energy levels that surpassed his 2016 presidential campaign.
He is one of three candidates over age 70 in the Democratic primary, which has spurred debate over whether the party should rally behind a new generation of political leaders.
His health scare is certain to revive that discussion in the weeks before the next presidential debate this month.
To insert a stent, doctors first thread a tiny balloon inside a blocked artery to widen it. The stent is a small wire mesh tube that then is propped inside to keep the artery open. The number of stents needed depends on the size of the clog.
The treatment can immediately improve symptoms such as chest pain or shortness of breath. The stents are threaded into place through blood vessels in the groin or wrist, requiring only a tiny incision. Most are coated with medication to prevent the targeted artery from reclosing. That is still a risk, requiring monitoring, and patients also often are prescribed blood thinners to prevent clots from forming in the stents.
A letter released by Sanders’ physician in 2016 cited a history of mildly elevated cholesterol but no heart disease.
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Hashem should send him a refuah shlaima.
Refuah Shlaima:
Note: Cardiac stenting is NOT considered “surgery” in the conventional sense, rather it is interventional cardiology.
does he have a jewish name, jewish mother’s name
Why?
He is a self hating Jew.
Sorry but he is a self hating jew and an anti semite
Hopefully he gets the medical care he wishes on the homeless
I hope will receive non-Socialist health care he is advocating for everyone else.
Mommy10, agreed. He should have a refuah shleimah whether or not he even believes in Hashem. He should merit to live the rest of his life as a civilian, and have no part in politics.
Did’t know he had a heart, especially for Jewish people.
I would tend to think that the doctors need to go into his head to find his brain.
My wife says Hashem does for us what we cannot do for ourselves.
How dare you insult him so callously? He is a Jew and no matter what political opinions he has and whether you agree with those opinions is irrelevant. I wish him a full refuah shelaima.
Bernie has no chance of winning the primaries
the left Academia the media already switched allegiance to the Sinister dangerous less genuine Elizabeth Warren They are playing and keeping up the pretense and using him as a foil
protecting her safe from attacks
Bernie is done
A tzibur is tzadikim, beinonim and rashaim. It’s the aseres yemei teshuva. Time for him to rest and turn to Hashem.
Bernie is a Jew hater regardless what softie Jews feel towards him because he was born from a Jewish mother. He constantly bashes Israel and it’s right to defend itself, taking the the sides of Jew haters. He’s a traitor. And I can’t understand this standing up for this apikoras. Leftist liberals are ruining the US and the world with their peddling and engaging in immorality.
he boycotts Israel so he cant take any medicine…. no wonder he is in this situation
He has a heart?
Get well soon Bernie sanders,
We need you in 2020 so we can remove trump and his corrupt family and kill them all..
We need real leadership who will work with our leaders, lead america the way that it should be, rebound the international alliances that trump severed like with China, undo the damage that trump did with immigration, decriminalize Islamic people, this is america, the country of opportunities, diversity, chance, not the country of hate and bigotry.
Get well soon
Mommy10:
Very respectable comment
Bernie Is Done
Even Prior To Latest Development
They Were & Are Just Propping Bernie Up As A Convenient Interim Foil Protecting E Warren
As He Has Been The Lightning Rod Who Attracts All Brutal Attacks
The Shrewd Left
,Campuses,Media
Switched Allegiance To Warren Who They Anyway Prefer
She Is More Nefarious Dangerous Less Sincere
this crowd and website therefore can their endless boodle derogatory
descriptions of Bernie even when warranted
he’s going nowhere
he at least has been consistent over the years
can that be said of 97% of national politicians?
let it go