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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 04:48 PM
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CNN confirming hospitalization of Clinton is due to chest pains. (They didn't
know why a few moments ago -- this just came in)
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NM_hemilover Donating Member (381 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 04:49 PM
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1. Bill or Hillary
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 04:49 PM
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3. Bill, and there are already 2 or 3 threads on it. nt
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 04:51 PM
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6. Yes - but this was the first confirmation of chest pains. ABC mentioned a
sting procedure ?, but John King (CNN) has spoken with two people "close to Clinton'. No additional info yet, understandably.
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polmaven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 05:02 PM
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13. "Stent" procedure...
to open up the access to the heart.
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 05:17 PM
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19. I actually typo'd PLUS used the incorrect word! I meant to type 'sten'. :-) Thanks! nt
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polmaven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 05:19 PM
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20. You're welcome!
:hi:
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 04:50 PM
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4. Bill.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 04:49 PM
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2. God I hope its just heartburn
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 04:50 PM
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5. m$nbc speculating he might need a stent. nt
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 04:53 PM
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7. MSNBC is getting that from ABC I think, which was what they initially mentioned. But John
King got the "chest pains" info from a couple of people "close to Clinton"
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 04:54 PM
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8. What is a stent?
I don't have an MD
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 04:56 PM
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9. Here you go:
Artery blockages can be alleviated using a stent. A stent is a small metal mesh device inserted into the artery during a special procedure, performed under sedation. An interventional cardiologist performs procedures using stents. The most common use of a stent to open is to prevent heart attack. Inserting a stent into the artery improves blood flow. Stenting for a blocked artery is usually performed during a cardiac catheterization, in a cardiac cath lab.

http://www.ehow.com/about_5084930_stent-blocked-artery.html
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 04:56 PM
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10. Here let me google that for you

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=heart+stent
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 04:56 PM
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11. Nor do I, but here:
it aids in the flow of blood to the heart.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stent


stent
  /stɛnt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation Show IPA
–noun
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
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Hell Hath No Fury Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 05:02 PM
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14. My Mom has stents --
put in place to open a badly blocked artery. Sounds like Clinton was having chest pains due to a blockage and the stent will relieve that.
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Drunken Irishman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 05:07 PM
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17. My grandma had stents put into her heart before she died.
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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 05:01 PM
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12. He got two stents
per CNN.
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Hell Hath No Fury Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 05:03 PM
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15. For a dude that lready had a multiple bypass --
that means he's clogging up again/still.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 05:06 PM
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16. and FAST!.. bypass usually lasts a lot longer before problems crop up
He must not be adhering to his diet plan :(
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Hell Hath No Fury Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-11-10 05:16 PM
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18. Yup --
or he could be one of those unlucky people whose body just pumps out the cholesterol. My longtime nearly vegan sister is in the 300s. :(
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