A.G. Mukasey Leaves Hospital After Collapse

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This entry was posted on 11/21/2008 10:03 PM and is filed under Politics '08 - 09.

 


By AmericasNewsToday.Org staff

Attorney General Michael Mukasey has checked out of a hospital and is headed back to work after extensive medical tests gave him a "clean bill of health" following his collapse.

Justice Department spokeswoman Gina Talamona said that the 67-year-old Mukasey underwent a host of exams after being admitted late Thursday [11-20-08] to George Washington University Hospital after he collapsed during a speech at a Washington hotel.

"The results are in. Everything looks great," Talamona told reporters gathered outside the hospital in late morning. She reported that that Mukasey had passed a treadmill stress test, a stress echocardiogram, and an MRI. She also said doctors ruled out a stroke or cardiac problem.

"There is no indication that he suffered a stroke or any heart-related incident. It really appears to have been a fainting spell. You know, he works long days, he is very active, it was a late-night speech under hot lights. So all indications are at this point it was basically a fainting spell," she said.

President Bush telephoned the attorney general shortly before 7 a.m. EST to wish him a speedy recovery, press secretary Dana Perino said, describing Mukasey as "sounding well" and saying he was getting "excellent care."

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