Doc: Clinton "Not Out of the Woods"

(CBS)  Former President Bill Clinton's emergency heart procedure, to install a small coil-like stent in one of his arteries, is not the "final answer" to cure his heart disease, and Mr. Clinton is "not out of the woods yet."

Dr. Robert Michler, the surgeon-in-chief at New York's Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center, explained to "Early Show" co-anchor Harry Smith on Friday that heart disease is a progressive illness, and "as a result, it can come back."

Dr. Michler said there is always a chance that the stent, which acts to prop open a clogged artery, will collapse. He told Smith there is between a 10 and 30 percent chance that stent will fail within one year.

Click on the video player at left to watch Dr. Michler's explanation of how a stent works, the medical implications of heart disease, and a demonstration of the procedure.

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Correction: An earlier version of this story reported Mr. Clinton's surgery took place at New York's Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center. The former president was treated at Columbia Presbyterian.

[pragmatist1]

Even if you don't care for someone, regardless of the reason(s), is no excuse for ridiculing, mocking, making light of, or even wishing ill on another. I remember the death wishes many had when either prominent Republicans and Democrats fell ill. Shows how diminished our society has become.

[rightbehind]

Looks like the doctor wants some more attention.

[JavMD]

for 'Hillarynow':..."(no President has ever done for the USA...")

are you crazy? I LOST my job in 1999 and the other Reliance Electric plant in Ashtabula closed in 1997 all during his watch !

The first World Trade Center basement trunk loaded 'bombing' happened. Immigration department did NOT track immigrants and kick out 'expired' (terrorists).

Cast shame on the Presidency with blow jobs by a young innocent intern.

Wake up America. Typical failure of our school systems to teach people to THINK more than just how to pass a test !

[erb0087]

"Cast shame on the Presidency with blow jobs by a young innocent intern."

Innocent Monica, pure as the driven snow, till she was deflowered by that beast...

[Markie33tx]

If he is the only President to have sex in the Oval office, that must mean the other men were busy plundering our countries finances. Tragic!

[Brokennews]

He needs to ease up on the Viagra spiked Red Bulls! He's not as virile as he once was! Glad to see he's OK though!

[hillarynow]

Bill is the man, period. No President has ever done for the USA or this World all he has done. Bill please take a break somewhere nice with Hillary and just relax for a week or two, you both seriously deserve it.

[vietnamwar]

Bill please take a break somewhere nice with Hillary and just relax for a week or two, you both seriously deserve it.

Don't forget Monica eh...

[7276sps]

Your right he is the only US President to defame the Presidency by getting a Beannie in the Oral Office! "Hillarynow" what are you smoking? "Dutch" was the greatest President we ever had in this country he single handedly destroyed communism, stood up to terrorism, and had a wife who was not afraid to stand up to the Media! Bill is a Charlatan; a brilliant one but nevertheless a Charlatan.

[jab232]

The doc's trying to get Bill to quit eating Big Macs.

[timping1]

Bill Clinton is like the Chuck Norris of fast food. He can order a Big Mac at Burger King, and get it.