Former United States president Bill Clinton was admitted to a New York hospital on Friday to undergo bypass surgery after suffering a heart attack, media reports said.
The New York Times reported the 58-year-old Clinton suffered a heart attack.
Clinton is now at the Columbia-Presbyterian hospital in New York, which is known for its cardiology department.
CNN television said surgery will be carried out on Saturday and that Clinton had gone to hospital suffering from chest pains and fatigue.
Fox News television, quoting a Clinton friend, said the ex-president went to the hospital after a heart blockage was found during tests.
A Columbia-Prebyterian hospital spokesperson said: ”No one can comment at this point.”
Clinton has spent recent months promoting his best-selling autobiography My Life. He also keeps up a punishing schedule of international speaking engagements while his wife, Hillary, pursues her political career in the US senate.
Hillary Clinton was at an engagement in New York state on Friday. — Sapa-AFP