A top official in Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign says the Democratic candidate is in Las Vegas where he’s resting after having a heart procedure for a blocked artery.
Campaign adviser Jeff Weaver says that Sanders’ wife, Jane O’Meara Sanders, is on her way to Las Vegas.
Weaver isn’t saying whether the Vermont senator is still hospitalized.
O’Meara Sanders says in an email that her husband “was doing really well.”
The campaign says the 78-year-old Sanders experienced chest discomfort during an event Tuesday and sought medical evaluation. Sanders has canceled events and appearances "until further notice."
The campaign says two stents were "successfully inserted" and that Sanders "is conversing and in good spirits."
Sanders was scheduled to hold three different events in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Earlier, Weaver issued this following statement:
“During a campaign event yesterday evening, Sen. Sanders experienced some chest discomfort. 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.”
Sanders recently canceled some appearances in South Carolina because he lost his voice. The campaign said at the time he felt fine.
Just Tuesday, his campaign announced that he raised $25.3 million in the third fundraising quarter from 1.4 million donors while also bolstering his presidential war chest with an additional $2.6 million transferred from other campaign accounts.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
