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...prognosis is excellent," said Schwartz at a press conference on Thursday evening, adding that the former President was on his feet two hours after the hour-long procedure. "President Clinton has since been up and walking around and visiting with his family. He's in good spirits. We hope to have him go home tomorrow...
...blockage of grafted heart vessels is not unusual in bypass patients. Depending on whether the grafts are veins or arteries - the former being smaller and less flexible than the latter - blockage could occur as soon as five years or as late as 10 years following the initial surgery. Schwartz said the bypass graft that was blocked in Clinton's case has about a 10% to 20% failure rate at five to six years...
...This was not a result of either his lifestyle or his diet, which have been excellent," said Schwartz, referring to Clinton's procedure on Thursday. "His cholesterol numbers and other risk factors that we follow have all been excellent...
...progressive condition that is not cured by surgery. But it is that much more crucial for bypass patients to control risk factors, maintain healthy weight, lower cholesterol and blood pressure and not smoke in order to decrease the risk of future heart events. "This is a chronic condition," said Schwartz. "We don't have a cure...
...goal of this treatment is for President Clinton to resume his very active lifestyle," said Schwartz, who said he told Clinton he could go back to work on Monday. "It makes him less susceptible to future heart attacks...