Tom Ridge in critical condition after heart procedure
Source: The Morning Call (Allentown, Lehigh Valley)
Former Gov. Tom Ridge, the nation’s first Homeland Security secretary, is in critical condition following a heart procedure at a Texas hospital, according to a news release issued by a Harrisburg public relations firm.
Ridge, 72, was attending the Republican Governors Association conference at the JW Marriott Hotel in Austin. He called hotel staff seeking medical assistance around 7 a.m., according to Steve Aaron, his spokesman. Ridge underwent an emergency cardiac catheterization at Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas. He has been responsive with his physicians.
A cardiac catheterization is a procedure to examine how well the heart is working, according to the American Heart Association. It involves a thin hollow catheter tube being inserted into a large blood vessel that leads to your heart.
In a statement, Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, said he and his wife are praying for a speedy recovery. “Frances and I are praying for Gov. Ridge and his whole family, especially Michele and their kids,” Wolf said. “We know Tom is a fighter and the Ridges should know that all of Pennsylvania is pulling for them as he recovers.”
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Just heard this on the local Philly news radio station. When I heard them read the headlines, I was half-listening and thought they were referencing the current governor Tom Wolf (as all I heard was "PA Governor" & "critical condition" ).
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