Former president George W. Bush is said to be resting comfortably after undergoing successful heart surgery August 6 at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.

On August 5, during Bush's annual exam at Cooper Clinic in Dallas, doctors discovered a blocked artery and recommended an operation to receive a stent. Bush, 67, is an avid bike rider and generally thought to be in good health.

Bush's spokesperson Freddy Ford released a statement saying the former president would leave the hospital August 7 and return to his home in Dallas.