Former U.S. Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole is recovering from leg surgery performed after he sought medical treatment for heart problems.The 85-year-old Dole has been hospitalized in Washington since last week when he experienced an elevated heart rate in the middle of the night.
His law firm Alston & Bird says in a statement that Dole's heart is fine, but Walter Reed Army Medical Center surgeons operated on his left leg that had open sores. A skin graft is planned for Monday.
Dole says he hopes to leave the hospital in time for his birthday on July 22.
Dole served as Senate majority leader, a vice presidential candidate in 1976, presidential candidate in 1988, and the Republican presidential nominee in 1996.
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