Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been admitted to a New York
hospital with a blood clot following a concussion in mid-December.Her spokesman, Philippe Reines, said the clot was discovered during a follow-up exam on Sunday."Secretary Clinton's doctors discovered a blood clot had formed,
stemming from the concussion she sustained several weeks ago," Reines
said. "She is being treated with anti-coagulants and is at
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital so that they can monitor the medication
over the next 48 hours."
The State Department declined to give specifics beyond the statement.In the statement, Reines said Clinton's doctors will assess her condition and decide whether any further action is needed. Clinton is at the same hospital complex that performed heart bypass surgery on her husband.
Asked to comment on Clinton being hospitalized at the facility, New York-Presbyterian spokeswoman Myrna Manners replied only, "Please contact the State Department."
A White House official also referred questions to Reines but said President Barack Obama has been notified of her condition.Clinton had been expected to return to work next week after spending nearly two weeks at home recovering from a concussion she suffered in a fall.Her illness forced her to postpone her testimony on Capitol Hill this month about the administration's handling of the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. She is now scheduled to appear before the Senate in January. A special report led to the resignation of lower-tier State Department officials but did not target Clinton.
On Dec. 15, the State Department issued a statement saying doctors had determined that Clinton suffered a concussion after fainting earlier in the week. The announcement came just after Clinton informed the Senate that she would not be able to testify at the hearing set for the following week.The statement, issued under Reines's name, did not say precisely when Clinton fainted or when the concussion was discovered.State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland was asked at a news briefing a few days later exactly when Clinton fainted. Nuland never answered the question directly but said she would not get into detail about Clinton's exchanges with her physicians.
Clinton has not had any public event since Dec. 7.
This is not the first time Clinton has experienced a blood clot. She was rushed to Bethesda Naval Hospital in 1998 after doctors diagnosed a clot behind her left knee, according to the New York Daily News.
It happened as she was campaigning on behalf of Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and had logged a significant amount of air travel. She was ordered to take blood thinners and later told the Daily News that it was "the most significant health scare" she had ever faced.In 2005, Clinton fainted during a speech in upstate New York. Her aides attributed her weakness to a stomach virus, CNN reported.Aides say the fall during which she suffered her concussion this month also was caused by weakness and extreme dehydration due to a stomach virus.
The State Department declined to give specifics beyond the statement.In the statement, Reines said Clinton's doctors will assess her condition and decide whether any further action is needed. Clinton is at the same hospital complex that performed heart bypass surgery on her husband.
Asked to comment on Clinton being hospitalized at the facility, New York-Presbyterian spokeswoman Myrna Manners replied only, "Please contact the State Department."
A White House official also referred questions to Reines but said President Barack Obama has been notified of her condition.Clinton had been expected to return to work next week after spending nearly two weeks at home recovering from a concussion she suffered in a fall.Her illness forced her to postpone her testimony on Capitol Hill this month about the administration's handling of the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. She is now scheduled to appear before the Senate in January. A special report led to the resignation of lower-tier State Department officials but did not target Clinton.
On Dec. 15, the State Department issued a statement saying doctors had determined that Clinton suffered a concussion after fainting earlier in the week. The announcement came just after Clinton informed the Senate that she would not be able to testify at the hearing set for the following week.The statement, issued under Reines's name, did not say precisely when Clinton fainted or when the concussion was discovered.State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland was asked at a news briefing a few days later exactly when Clinton fainted. Nuland never answered the question directly but said she would not get into detail about Clinton's exchanges with her physicians.
Clinton has not had any public event since Dec. 7.
This is not the first time Clinton has experienced a blood clot. She was rushed to Bethesda Naval Hospital in 1998 after doctors diagnosed a clot behind her left knee, according to the New York Daily News.
It happened as she was campaigning on behalf of Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and had logged a significant amount of air travel. She was ordered to take blood thinners and later told the Daily News that it was "the most significant health scare" she had ever faced.In 2005, Clinton fainted during a speech in upstate New York. Her aides attributed her weakness to a stomach virus, CNN reported.Aides say the fall during which she suffered her concussion this month also was caused by weakness and extreme dehydration due to a stomach virus.
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