Ex-President Clinton undergoes heart procedure

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2010 file photo, UN special envoy for Haiti and former president Bill Clinton waves to reporters after his arrival in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Clinton entered a New York hospital on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 for a heart procedure and is reported to be in good spirits. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2010 file photo, UN special envoy for Haiti and former president Bill Clinton waves to reporters after his arrival in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Clinton entered a New York hospital on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 for a heart procedure and is reported to be in good spirits. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano, File)

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WASHINGTON - An adviser to Bill Clinton says the former president has had two stents placed in one of his coronary arteries.

The adviser, Douglas Band, says Clinton was admitted to New York Presbyterian Hospital on Thursday after experiencing chest discomfort. Band says that after seeing his heart doctor, Clinton underwent the procedure to place the stents in the artery.

Band says Clinton is in good spirits.

Clinton had quadruple bypass surgery in 2004 to open four blocked arteries.