CNN - George W. Bush Has Heart Surgery

Jonathan Reiner, M.D., professor of medicine and director of cardiac catheterization laboratories, was interviewed by Wolf Blitzer on CNN's "The Situation Room" for a story on Former President George W. Bush's recently discovered blockage in an artery and subsequent installation of a heart stent. Reiner was also interviewed by ABC7 to talk about the procedure.

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