Hillary Clinton’s husband was admitted two days ago to intensive care at a California hospital for a condition unrelated to Covid-19 or his history of heart disease.
Former United States President (1993-2001) Democrat Bill Clinton, 75, was admitted to intensive care two days ago in a hospital in California, according to the American television channel CNN because of this. which appears to be a blood infection. The condition from which he suffers is said to be unrelated to Covid-19 or to his cardiac history. The Irvine Medical Center at the University of California has also confirmed Bill Clinton’s admission to its services.
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“On Tuesday evening, President Clinton was admitted to the UCI medical center for treatment for an infection unrelated to Covid. He is recovering, he is in a good mood and is incredibly grateful to the doctors, nurses and staff who provided him with excellent care, ” spokesperson Angel Ureña said in a statement posted on Twitter.
“It reacts well to antibiotics”
The spokesperson also issued a statement from Bill Clinton’s doctors, which specifies that the latter has been hospitalized. “To be followed closely” and that he received intravenous antibiotics. “He remains in the hospital for constant follow-up”, they added. After two days of treatment, “He responds well to antibiotics. The California-based medical team is in constant communication with the President’s New York-based medical team, including his cardiologist. We hope he will return home soon ”, they continued.
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According to CNN, the sepsis was caused by a urinary tract infection that had spread to Bill Clinton’s bloodstream. He felt tired Tuesday during his visit to California and went to the hospital where the hypotheses of Covid-19 infection or heart problems were ruled out, the channel’s medical correspondent reported. , Sanjay Gupta.
Bill Clinton has had to be hospitalized in the past, such as in 2004 when he underwent a quadruple coronary bypass to free four blocked arteries, and in 2010 when he underwent angioplasty. Between these two operations, the one who was known to like fatty food, began a vegetarian diet. A difficult decision? “Not when you have (eu) quadruple coronary bypass surgery and want to live and be a grandfather ”, explained Bill Clinton during an event organized in Dallas by the association People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.