Former President George W. Bush was recently admitted to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas after test results showed that he had blockage in his heart.
According to Bush's spokesman Freddy Ford, Bush went to his regular annual physical check-up on Tuesday and that was when the blockage in his heart was discovered. This annual check-up was held at the Cooper Clinic in Dallas.
Ford also confirmed that the heart procedure was already completed and there were no complications.
Bush is set to go home on Wednesday and he is also expected to return to his normal schedule by Tuesday next week.
Bush's representative lamented on the suggestion of the former president's doctors who said that everyone should commit to regular annual check-ups to prioritize their health.
Bush's procedure although successful was considered to be very serious. Doctors inserted a stent to prop open arteries that have been blocked quietly in his heart for years.
According to doctors, these blockages are a result of quiet cholesterol buildup that everyone may be subjected to.
Each year, approximately 500,000 people in the United States alone undergo a stent procedure. This is done for just a few minutes and patients are released from hospitals the day after the procedure is done.
According to experts, doctors would not immediately suggest stent procedure on patient. Rather, heart blockages will first be treated using oral medications.
If the blockages are not treated or cleared that is the only time stent procedure will be advised. If stent procedures don't work, bypass surgeries may be necessary.
Ford confirms that Bush is in high spirits and is very much looking forward to coming home.
