Orthodox Christian leader has stent operation on US visit
New York (AFP) - The leader of the world's Orthodox Christians underwent stent surgery in New York on Wednesday after feeling unwell during a US visit, the church said. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, 81, "successfully underwent stent placement at Mount Sinai Hospital," the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese said in a statement. The patriarch will be discharged Thursday after spending the night at the Manhattan hospital, it said. A stent placement is a common procedure in clogged arteries to increase blood flow to the heart. Bartholomew has maintained his schedule and before his hospital visit Wed...