James Woods OK After Test for Chest Pain

The Associated Press
Tuesday, May 2, 2006; 8:57 PM

LOS ANGELES -- James Woods, nominated for Oscars for his roles in "Salvador" and "Ghosts of Mississippi," was given the OK after undergoing an angiogram to check out chest pain, his publicist said Tuesday.

The test was performed Monday, spokesman Ron Hoffmann said. No blockages were found and Woods was given a clean bill of health.


Actor James Woods arrives at a film premiere at the Museum of Modern Art on Dec. 5, 2004, in New York. Woods, nominated for Oscars for his roles in
Actor James Woods arrives at a film premiere at the Museum of Modern Art on Dec. 5, 2004, in New York. Woods, nominated for Oscars for his roles in "Salvador" and "Ghosts of Mississippi," was recovering at home Tuesday, May 2, 2006, the day after doctors performed an angioplasty to open clogged heart arteries, his publicist said. (AP Photo/Gina Gayle) (Gina Gayle - AP)

Woods, 59, returned to his Southern California home, Hoffmann said.

"He was in and out of the hospital. He's home and he's fine," Hoffmann said.


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