The Associated Press
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Gov. Paul Patton underwent a heart catheterization on Saturday and two stents were implanted to keep an artery open, officials at the University of Kentucky Hospital announced Sunday.
Patton was released in time to attend the Arkansas-Kentucky football game Saturday night. He was resting at the Executive Mansion in Frankfort on Sunday, according to his staff.
Doctors have not restricted Patton's activities, Chris Kellogg, his press secretary, said.
"The doctor told him he could do what he chose to do, so ... he went to the ballgame," she said. "We expect him to be in the office tomorrow."
Patton, 66, called a doctor after exercising Saturday, according to the hospital. His heart rate remained elevated for about three hours but there was no chest pain, the hospital statement said.
Patton consulted a doctor, who advised him to go to the university for evaluation. Patton was tested and then admitted, the statement said.
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