Bernie Sanders is recovering after heart surgery. Will his campaign? by lisabelkin
The fact that 78-year-old presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders had emergency heart surgery today leaves his campaign with two uncertain prognoses: one medical, the other political.The procedure Sanders had — the insertion of mesh tubes, or stents, to prop open a full or partially blocked artery and allow easier blood flow — is “not a big deal, mechanically speaking,” said Valentin Fuster, director of the Mount Sinai Heart Center in Manhattan, adding that “in general patients do very well.
“Sen. Sanders experienced some chest discomfort,” campaign manager Jeff Weaver said in a short statement. “Following medical evaluation and testing he was found to have a blockage in one artery and two stents were successfully inserted. Sen. Sanders is conversing and in good spirits. He will be resting up over the next few days. We are canceling his events and appearances until further notice, and we will continue to provide appropriate updates.
Story continuesHis medical troubles come at a time when his poll numbers have been slipping, notably against Warren, but just a day after his campaign reported the best quarterly fundraising total of any Democrat this cycle: more than $25 million.
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