JERUSALEM —  An aide says the Palestinian president has successfully undergone an angioplasty at a Jordanian hospital.

Spokesman Nabil Abu Rdeneh says Mahmoud Abbas underwent the procedure on Thursday and will return to the West Bank on Friday. He says a doctor recommended the procedure during a routine medical examination Thursday.

Abu Rdeneh spoke with The Associated Press from the Jordanian capital, Amman.

Abbas is Israel's negotiating partner in recently revived peace talks.

An angioplasty is a procedure to treat obstructed blood vessels, a cause of heart attack.

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