Pascrell 'In Good Health' Following Heart Procedure

PATERSON, NJ — Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. underwent a successful heart procedure on Sunday, according to a statement from his office.

Pascrell, 83, received the procedure at St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson to correct arterial blockages, according to the statement.

He returned to New Jersey from Washington last week, and went to the medical center after experiencing indigestion and heartburn.

Doctors discovered blockages in arteries on Saturday, which were bypassed in the Sunday procedure.

Dr. Mark W. Connolly, who is the Department of Surgery Chairman at St. Joseph's, performed the procedure.

"The procedure should allow the congressman to get back to his active lifestyle. While recovery varies from patient to patient, because of the congressman’s strength and normal heart function, I am confident that he will have a speedy recovery and be back serving the people of New Jersey within days," he said in a statement.

The Congressman was also tested for COVID-19, according to the release, and his results are negative.

Pascrell is in his twelfth term as elected Congressman, first in New Jersey's 8th district, then the 9th after the district was reconfigured and renumbered.

He faces two challengers for his 9th District seat in tomorrow's primary election in Zinovia Spezakis and Alp Basaran.