Former President George Bush underwent a procedure earlier today to place a coronary stent in a blocked coronary artery in his heart. The coronary stent will keep the artery open to allow adequate blood flow in his heart.
The blockage was discovered during Bush’s annual physical exam at the Cooper Clinic in Texas, reports Fox News. The procedure was performed at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital,” according to a statement.
Patients who undergo stent placements must take oral anticoagulants (blood thinners) for life to keep blood clots from forming around the stents. Patients are at risk of stroke from blood clots and a buildup of white blood cells around the stent. Coronary stents are typically used to prevent heart attacks in people who are diagnosed with Coronary Artery Disease caused by Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries or clogged arteries).
Atherosclerosis means hardening or clogging of the arteries caused by fat deposits or plaque (cholesterol and other fat) on the walls of the arteries. It is the main cause of heart attacks, strokes and chest pain. The buildup of plaque attracts white blood cells to the area which causes inflammation that precipitates the hardening and thickening of the artery walls over time.
Although both sexes can be diagnosed with Atherosclerosis, the disease is mainly diagnosed in men over age 45.
Atherosclerosis is a disease that can progress for many years without any symptoms until the artery is 40% clogged by plaque. Symptoms vary depending upon the location inside the body where the artery is clogged.
Symptoms may include:
Atherosclerosis risk factors include hereditary (family history of cardiovascular disease), smoking cigarettes, hypertension (high blood pressure), Diabetes, poor dietary habits (high trans fat, high cholesterol, high salt diets). Studies show that people with low HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol) and high LDL (bad cholesterol) are at high risk of developing Atherosclerosis (clogged arteries).
This has been your Medical Minute.
More Info On the Web
What is Atherosclerosis? – WebMD
Arteriosclerosis / atherosclerosis – Mayo Clinic
What Causes Atherosclerosis? – Medical News Today
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I have nothing
Oh you should see the comments on Yahoo get well mr president it should be obama in stead of you umph FOH
I have high cholesterol. I’m on Pravastin. I’m on a mission to lose 35lbs (the weight I lose and gained back). Heart Disease is real!
Wishing George a speedy recovery….with his racist azz.
Nothing to say on this one
The Master Beta
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Oh you should see the comments on Yahoo get well mr president it should be obama in stead of you umph FOH
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chile it’s a damn sickness in this country, the deeply rooted hatred & racism.
errybody on earf know he was a terrible POTUS. yet :obama: gets in office & all a sudden
<—Dubbya
Is it any wonder that both him AND Cheney keep having problems with their (non existent) hearts?
Fay Fay
flsun99 says:
I have high cholesterol. I’m on Pravastin. I’m on a mission to lose 35lbs (the weight I lose and gained back). Heart Disease is real!
Wishing George a speedy recovery….with his racist azz.
President Bush dont like black people *in my Kanye voice*
I couldnt hold it in
I try not to hate anyone but I truely hate this piece of shyt with a passion!!!!!
Morning Roses :wave:
@ Fay & Ky
KY!!
sup mamaci-tha?!
TY!!!!!!!!
whassup guhl?!
Hope ole Bush feels better
I have no problem with Bush other than he is dumb 
seems like a nice dummy though
Ty, Fay Fay, Ky Ky
They are trying me a work today
Now daddy Bush is a whole nother story
What in the world? So remember Terrence Howard’s ex-wife, who he called “racist” for allegedly calling him “monkey n*gga”? Her name is Michelle Ghent, and where NewsOne left the embattled couple last was that they had finally divorced, with Ghent only getting a bicycle out of their marriage.
Well, according to published reports, Howard and Ghent let reason fly out of the window by deciding to go on vacation together in Costa Rica last week.
What do you think went down?
Well, according to Ghent, Howard gave her a beat down, and not to be outdone, Howard says Ghent maced his family.
These two….
KyCakes says:
nope… god don’t like ugly ESPECIALLY when you try to shiii in folk mug and call it coffee. Piss on their legs and tell em it’s raining 
…Ion know everything but, I heard god dont like that shiii 
Is it any wonder that both him AND Cheney keep having problems with their (non existent) hearts?
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Miany
and Fay Fay I do not feel sorry for Terrance Howard ole Downlow, cooning azz 
Miany says:
for a speedy recovery. I don’t wish illness on anyone.EVEN NASTY PEOPLE DESERVE HEALTH…
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Im not there yet Miany
Dont judge me I know God is not done with me
@Fayla…if you’re a self hating confused negro who marries a negro hater what you expect???? The negro hater aint gone start loving you in a way to treat you right and the self hating negro aint gone muster enough love of self to leave her crazy azz once and for alll sooooo what happens? You divorce her and invite her on your family trips……..ole dumb azz non acting make the same expression for every character and every emotion azzz ninja.
@ Jenie hey hun
Its all of them. Shady azz family been killing & robbing folks across the board
Terrence Howare dand his wife are two toxic people.
Terrence looks like the type that will bash a bish head in and convince her it was her fault.
This lady on my job bout 70 years old walkin round here in fishnet stocking
I can’t with folk today
Jen-nay!
sup buttacup??
Miany says:
@Fayla…if you’re a self hating confused negro who marries a negro hater what you expect???? The negro hater aint gone start loving you in a way to treat you right and the self hating negro aint gone muster enough love of self to leave her crazy azz once and for alll sooooo what happens? You divorce her and invite her on your family trips……..ole dumb azz non acting make the same expression for every character and every emotion azzz ninja.
FuturedocDonte says:
This lady on my job bout 70 years old walkin round here in fishnet stocking
I can’t with folk today
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Is all the wrinkly skin seeping through the fishnets?
FuturedocDonte says:
This lady on my job bout 70 years old walkin round here in fishnet stocking
I can’t with folk today
Ty says:
it’s ok. I just never expected ANYTHING from Bush so he never disappointed me. I expect the worse from politicians in this country EVERYDAY. I just crack a smile when they happen to do some good shii.
Miany says:
for a speedy recovery. I don’t wish illness on anyone.EVEN NASTY PEOPLE DESERVE HEALTH…
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Im not there yet Miany
Dont judge me I know God is not done with me
^^
Hey yall :wave:
I just ate 3 tea cakes and I feel like I’ve gained 5lbs.
@Milky
please go to the 
and dont come back out with that gravi…
@Kycake
That baby is just showing his Momma some wubbin…
Ky Your gravie
sooo what’s this I see bout Ma$e performing with Diddy this weekend… pojab…..He must be had to pick his face off the floor to get back with Diddy. Ma$e done went back to Massa.
@flsun99
TRUE
Miany says:
sooo what’s this I see bout Ma$e performing with Diddy this weekend… pojab…..He must be had to pick his face off the floor to get back with Diddy. Ma$e done went back to Massa.
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I thought he called himself preaching
I wish him a speedy recovery, Noones health is a JOKE to me
I wonder what is really wrong with his Father though?
Be blessed All
“I’m ready for a new post, Auntie; A new post…
Yay, yay, yeah….”
@JENIE… (HAPPY BIRTHDAY BTW) He stopped preaching a while ago. Tried to get on GUnit but Puffy still had him on contract so he couldnt.
I too hope for his quick recovery.
@Luvny
Wait
It’s Jenie’s Born Day? 
I just text my Pastor asking him to provide scriptures that support a rule he has in place regarding Baby Dedications. Basically, if a child was born to unwed parent or in the midst of a divorce, the children (12mo and younger) can have a baby dedication ceremony but it has to be done in the privacy of his office along with some church leadership member and not done the traditional way…in front front of the congregation. The traditional option is only for babies born to married couples, or if the spouse passed away.
He wants to see me! I feel like I’m being called to the Principal’s office!!
It’s interesting that we point to meaness and evils of racism & BE mean & hateful in the same sentence?
The same sentiment you have about Bush is pretty much “their” sentiment & justification for hating Obama. But THEY’RE racist… You’re not, eh?
SMH
Basically, if a child was born to unwed parent or in the midst of a divorce, the children (12mo and younger) can have a baby dedication ceremony but it has to be done in the privacy of his office along with some church leadership member and not done the traditional way…in front front of the congregation. The traditional option is only for babies born to married couples, or if the spouse passed away.
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No offence, but why does it have to be done in private, like the parent should be ashamed? I don’t like this at all.
@ Nakeya, I don’t either. I have to hear his rational behind this.
It doesn’t mean its going to change my mind or my view, but it may make or break my decision to stay at the church.
What’s shakin’ up in this joint ta-day?
Oh, and hard arteries suck. That is all.
@flsun99 Yes, he would have to find the part of the Bible that supports that and show it to me. Because I have NEVER heard of such and I would NEVER allow that to go on with my child. Out of wedlock or not, the baby is still a child of God. And off of that right there, my offering would have to go to another church. I can’t support pure folishness in church.
Atherosclerosis risk factors include hereditary (family history of cardiovascular disease), smoking cigarettes, hypertension (high blood pressure), Diabetes, poor dietary habits (high trans fat, high cholesterol, high salt diets).
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DRINKING.
He was an alkie for years. I am not sure if he is all the way off the bottle. He looks tipsy up top.
Carrington says:
It’s interesting that we point to meaness and evils of racism & BE mean & hateful in the same sentence?
The same sentiment you have about Bush is pretty much “their” sentiment & justification for hating Obama. But THEY’RE racist… You’re not, eh?
SMH
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Um…I for one never made a mention of him being white…Don’t think anyone else did, either.
I personally despise Bush for his treatment of Hurricane Katrina victims, passing legislation to rollback oversight of Wall Street, giving Wall Street BILLIONS of dollars and hastening a recession, participating in cronyism and giving unqualified people jobs in his administration, not pursuing osama bin laden directly after 9/11, but instead going after saddam hussein who had beef with his Daddy, leading to the premature deaths and maiming of hundreds of thousands of Men and Women….
I could go on and on…..
“This lady on my job bout 70 years old walkin round here in fishnet stocking”
Watch out Donte! She might be trying to get her cougar on wit you!
@FLSUN99….I would change churches. Dead serious I would. I’m not welcome??? My baby is an abomination or something??? Don’t PUT ON. Either this the house of god or not. and I see NO WHERE God, Jesus anyone said it was ok to shun a baby cuz THAT’s what I look at it as…
***disclaimer*** my exes sis had a baby outta wedlock in the SDA church and she lost her membership but…I didnt agree with that and still don’t now.
It’s like the pastor know everyone fuggin but if someone has a baby and decides to KEEP THEIR CHILD, it’s a big deal….Judgin azzz pretentious folk more focused on appearances than reality.
@Miany (in my Method Man voice) GET ‘EM
Don’t PUT ON. Either this the house of god or not.
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And there it is. Your pastor is straight flexin, and really, if your the head of the church and you are there for God, then do what God says and not what you feel.
@flsun, is this an old church that you attend? My mom’s coworker had to get up in front of the church and confess her sins because she was pregnant and not married, and this is a church where the older members were’nt used to change.
Nakeya_J or Keke thanks to Unshake says:
Don’t PUT ON. Either this the house of god or not.
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And there it is. Your pastor is straight flexin, and really, if your the head of the church and you are there for God, then do what God says and not what you feel.
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Religious folk Vs. People who love God….
I’ll take the people who love God ANY day of the week and twice on Sunday!
@ Miany, and what’s bad is that since MEN don’t get preggo there’s no evidence of them having bastards, so their membership is all good. Unless, of course, some chick shows up at Sunday morning service wit’ her DNA test, like
My mom’s coworker had to get up in front of the church and confess her sins because she was pregnant and not married,
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And she did that?! Oh no. No way. So is everyone else at the church getting up there and telling the Church about all the sins they committed that week?! no? oh ok. People kill me. She is better than me because, I was NOT about to do that at all.
My momma use to say if you ain’t got nothing nice to say (about this piece o shyt KKKKrakka azz Kraaaka) then don’t say nothing at all.. so
Cocaine is a cause too.
Ok…so ONE of us said something about him being YT
Dammit, @Wut. I was trying to prove a point to @Carrington….
@ my church they made a deacon confess in front of the church that he’d made a baby out of wedlock. He was 80 & the chick was in her 30’s.
I promise I think I saw some of the other men in the church go
Religious folk Vs. People who love God….
I’ll take the people who love God ANY day of the week and twice on Sunday!
@BrownSkinQT, no its not an old church. I’v been attending for about year now. But the hubby & finally decided to join. We were in our first membership class and I saw this in the handbook. I was once a single mother, so this touched me deeply. I just feel its wrong. He needs to provide me with scripture. I have my sister who teaches Bible Study at a church in FL searching scriptures for me. I work with a minister and I showed him the rule and he didn’t agree with but advise I sit down and talk to the pastor. I’m really leaning towards not going back but I just want to hear him out first.
Me: *calls my momma on the phone* Hey mommy, whoul dyou of got in front of the church and told them your a sinner because your pregnant and not married?
Momma Nakeya: *sucks her teeth* Could I get up there and tell them that what I do is between me na dmy God and not them? And that they need to mind all of their Bleep Bleep business if they are not Bleeping me? Oh no? then nope. I would not.
My mom’s coworker had to get up in front of the church and confess her sins because she was pregnant and not married, and this is a church where the older members were’nt used to change
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This wouldnt work at my church.
Would hate for past’ah to offend the lone yt woman who sits in the back with that biracial teen girl that looks like him. And who has been sitting back there for about 15 years. And we have one of the largest congregations in Raleigh. HUGE. We all know. Everybody knows.
Carrington says:
It’s interesting that we point to meaness and evils of racism & BE mean & hateful in the same sentence?
The same sentiment you have about Bush is pretty much “their” sentiment & justification for hating Obama. But THEY’RE racist… You’re not, eh?
SMH
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I don’t hate Bush because he is white. He was a bad President that didn’t deserve to be President.
It’s white folks that hate Barack because he is black, not because of his performance on the job.
@Nakeya, she sure did. I think the only reason she did it was beause she grew up in the church.
Cocaine is a cause too.
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And is.
Shay_OH says:
@ my church they made a deacon confess in front of the church that he’d made a baby out of wedlock. He was 80 & the chick was in her 30?s.
I promise I think I saw some of the other men in the church go
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“Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess; that this Deacon is a whore….”
See…their I go turning Gospel into secular music….feeling like Ray Charles over here….
Shay_OH says:
@ my church they made a deacon confess in front of the church that he’d made a baby out of wedlock. He was 80 & the chick was in her 30?s.
I promise I think I saw some of the other men in the church go
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See…I would of died laughing. Sorry but if his 80 year old ass can still make babies then that’s a blessing. hahahah. But I still would not feel like I had to tell the church anything.
flsun99 says:
I just text my Pastor asking him to provide scriptures that support a rule he has in place regarding Baby Dedications. Basically, if a child was born to unwed parent or in the midst of a divorce, the children (12mo and younger) can have a baby dedication ceremony but it has to be done in the privacy of his office along with some church leadership member and not done the traditional way…in front front of the congregation. The traditional option is only for babies born to married couples, or if the spouse passed away.
He wants to see me! I feel like I’m being called to the Principal’s office!!
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hmmmm, from my understanding God is the creator of life and If a mother wants to give that life back to God…I don’t see the problem. Regardless of HOW the conception took place God creates life right? My church allows ALLL babies to be given back to God…openly. So if someone was pregnant and then was born again and wanted from that day forth dedicate her and the child’s life to Christ it will be done in secrecy?
KyCakes says:
Carrington says:
It’s interesting that we point to meaness and evils of racism & BE mean & hateful in the same sentence?
The same sentiment you have about Bush is pretty much “their” sentiment & justification for hating Obama. But THEY’RE racist… You’re not, eh?
SMH
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Um…I for one never made a mention of him being white…Don’t think anyone else did, either.
I personally despise Bush for his treatment of Hurricane Katrina victims, passing legislation to rollback oversight of Wall Street, giving Wall Street BILLIONS of dollars and hastening a recession, participating in cronyism and giving unqualified people jobs in his administration, not pursuing osama bin laden directly after 9/11, but instead going after saddam hussein who had beef with his Daddy, leading to the premature deaths and maiming of hundreds of thousands of Men and Women….
I could go on and on…..
and thats just the tip of their bs 
My hate has nothing to do with race mainly their actions/phuckery
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#warcrimes
#halliburton
#socalledRoyals
#bloodlines
#populationcontrol
#senseofentitlement
Would hate for past’ah to offend the lone yt woman who sits in the back with that biracial teen girl that looks like him.
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I fuggin hollered!!! Dubb!!! OMG shut up!!! hahahahahha. Lawd I can’t. hahahahah.
I dont hate Dubya. I always thought he was mildly retarded tho.
flsun99 says:
I have high cholesterol. I’m on Pravastin. I’m on a mission to lose 35lbs (the weight I lose and gained back). Heart Disease is real!
Wishing George a speedy recovery….with his racist azz.
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Vitamin B3(Niacin)
&
Pure Virgin Coconut oil will help lower cholesterol.
Nakeya_J or Keke thanks to Unshake says:
Would hate for past’ah to offend the lone yt woman who sits in the back with that biracial teen girl that looks like him.
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I fuggin hollered!!! Dubb!!! OMG shut up!!! hahahahahha. Lawd I can’t. hahahahah.
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Girl, I’ve been quietly crying/laughing at my desk…
Gon’ now, Dub….SCAT, I say…
@flsun, You should tell the pastor Let he who is without sin cast the first stone when you have your sit down with him and walk out. Praying for you!
I’d leave and you better believe I’d make sure EVERY member knew why I was leaving cuz guess what??? My sins are between GOD AND I. He will judge me in my time… what you not gone do is tell my baby he can’t be BLESSED in front of EVERYBODY in the manner ALL THE OTHER BABIES do…. dumnb pastor not fit and prob stealing cuz guess what???
@FLSUN… try to approach him about the logic:
THE BABY WITH UNWED parents NEEDS a GOOD PASTORfor support and guidance. Logically you would say HE needs you more than the other kids since he only has one parent. You may wanna try and guide him, right pastor??? Nooooo noooo since his mom isn’t married to his dad you can only help him privately???? Ion get it
Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess; that this Deacon is a whore….”
A lot of pastors are starting to get away from the teachings of God and are running their churches as they would like, not according to the word. They forget that God is a sovereign God, he came to serve and you have to have that mind in order to lead the sheep. If one strays you don’t put the smack down you lead them back to the flock . A good Shepard will not lead with a strong hand but with love and kindness.
Would hate for past’ah to offend the lone yt woman who sits in the back with that biracial teen girl that looks like him.
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I fuggin hollered!!! Dubb!!! OMG shut up!!! hahahahahha. Lawd I can’t. hahahahah.
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It is true. St. Matthews Baptist Church. Pastor Ronald Avery. Been there for AGES. 1982 I believe. My mom gets HAWT I mention it or anybody else. HAWT you hear me? I cant take that dude but so serious tho you know? That is my home church I was raised in but I go elsewhere most times.
I got panched like I was 10 not too long ago. This dude tambout what is done in the dark will come to light etc…I said its light in the back of the sanctuary. I aint think my mama heard me.
@ Dubb!!! Oh my gosh, you have me in my office cracking up!!!!
Thank you @goat!
Thanks everyone for your advice! I’m getting my thought together for our meeting. He ain’t gone like what i have to say and more than likely My hubby and I are going to find us another church.
I am a pre-nursing student, so i am always intrigued by auntie sandra when she place up the medical minute. Education is power. i have a question? If you are taking blood thinners for the rest of your life and you have to shave or become injured and start bleeding, do this mean you must take Vitamin K to stop the bleeding and if so, Would Vitamin K be a contraindication and begin more problems for heart patients? I am just wondering. I have not made it to the point of true understanding. I just cant wait and I have so much passion nursing.