

Clinton leaves NY hospital after blood clot treatment

January 2, 2013 12:00:00 AM PST
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has left New York-Presbyterian Hospital where she was being treated for a blood clot near her brain.

In a statement, state officials said Clinton was discharged after her medical team advised her that she is making good progress on all fronts.


Doctors kept a close eye on Clinton while using blood thinners to break up a clot, located in a vein behind her right ear between her brain and skull. The 65-year-old had remained hospitalized since she was admitted to New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Sunday.

Doctors said Clinton was expected to make a full recovery from the blood clot. According to Clinton's spokesman Phillipe Reines, the clot formed while Clinton was battling a stomach virus and suffered a concussion during a fainting spell at her home in December.

In the meantime, her daughter Chelsea sent out an update on her mother's condition in a tweet thanking her followers for their thoughts, prayers, and heartfelt wishes.

"Thank you all for sending good thoughts my mom's way. Grateful to all her doctors and that she'll make a full recovery!" the tweet read.


The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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