Former US President George Bush undergoes heart surgery

Washington: Former US President George W Bush underwent a successful heart surgery at a hospital in the US city of Dallas on Tuesday, his spokesperson Freddy Ford said.
The surgery was necessitated after doctors found a blockage in the artery of Bush’s heart during a physical examination on Monday. “At the recommendation of his doctors, President Bush agreed to have a stent placed to open the blockage.” Freddy Ford said.

The procedure at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas went off “without complication” on Tuesday morning, he added. The 43rd President of the US was expected to be discharged on Wednesday and resume his normal schedule the following day.