A source told CBS News Clinton, 63, was in his office and experienced chest pains and went to see his doctor, Craig Smith, as a precautionary measure.
After his visit with a cardiologist, he underwent a procedure to put two stents in one of his coronary arteries, according to Douglas Band, counselor to Clinton. Band said he was in good spirits. Dr. Smith performed a quadruple bypass on Clinton about five and half years ago to free four blocked arteries.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left Washington for New York to be with her husband, reports CBS News anchor Katie Couric. Chelsea Clinton, their daughter, is at the hospital with her father.
CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook reports that in Clinton's 2004 procedure, doctors relieved blockages in four arteries supplying his heart by using blood vessels taken from other parts of his body. After his initial surgery, the hope was that a healthy diet, exercise and medication would prevent further blockages.
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