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Sanders Cancels Campaign Events 'Until Further Notice' Over Chest Pains
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0:38Now PlayingDemocratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has canceled campaign events “until further notice” after experiencing chest discomfort that required medical attention to treat a blocked artery.
Sanders, 78, a Vermont senator, is the oldest candidate in the field. Two stents were successfully inserted in his chest, senior adviser Jeff Weaver said.
Weaver said in a statement that he is recovering “and in good spirits.”
Last month, Sanders canceled three South Carolina campaign events to rest his voice because he was hoarse. During the third Democratic debate in Houston in September, Sanders’ voice was raspy and his campaign said it was the result of a “vigorous campaign schedule.”
Sanders was scheduled to speak Wednesday at a gun-safety forum in Las Vegas. On Friday, he was expected to speak at an event hosted by the Service Employees International Union in Los Angeles.
The Sanders campaign also postponed its first TV ad buy, which was slated to begin Thursday in Iowa, said Mike Casca, a spokesman for the campaign.
On Tuesday, the Sanders campaign announced it raised $25.3 million during the third quarter, a number that puts him in the top tier of 2020 fundraisers. Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren have yet to announce their fundraising totals.
Sanders is one of three septuagenarians in the Democratic field, including Joe Biden, 76, and Elizabeth Warren, 70. President Donald Trump, the likely Republican nominee, is 73.
More than a million Americans are treated with stents each year to clear clogged arteries, a common problem that develops over decades as fatty plaque builds up and chokes off blood supply to the heart.
Stents are tiny metal cylinders that are snaked into the clogged artery, then expanded to keep the vessel open and allow blood to flow freely. Most patients receive more than one stent during an artery-clearing procedure. They are often released from the hospital the same day or the day after the procedure, and they can return to normal activities within a few days or a week.
The devices are often used in lieu of open heart surgery, where another vein is sewn into place to bypass the clogged artery, in patients who are suffering from clogged arteries and the chest pain known as angina that often accompanies the condition.
“This is a condition that millions of Americans suffer from and it’s very treatable,” said Steve Nissen, head of cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. “Stenting is a fairly routine medical procedure that shouldn’t preclude him from doing what he needs to do.”
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