9 9 , ▁after ▁J agan ▁returned ▁from ▁the ▁European - Lat in ▁American ▁sum mit ▁in ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁she ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁Mer cy ▁Hospital ▁in ▁the ▁capital , ▁Ge or get own , ▁due ▁to ▁ch est ▁p ains ▁and ▁exhaust ion . ▁She ▁was ▁treated ▁for ▁a ▁heart ▁condition ▁and ▁released ▁from ▁the ▁hospital ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁month , ▁she ▁under w ent ▁tests ▁regarding ▁her ▁heart ▁condition ▁at ▁the ▁Ak ron ▁City ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Ak ron , ▁Ohio ; ▁she ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 3 . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Guy ana , ▁she ▁received ▁heart ▁medic ation ▁and ▁was ▁told ▁that ▁by pass ▁surg ery ▁was ▁not ▁necessary . ▁ ▁J agan ▁announced ▁on ▁August ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁res ign ing ▁as ▁President ▁because ▁her ▁health ▁meant ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁capable ▁of ▁" v ig orous , ▁strong ▁leadership "; ▁she ▁said ▁that ▁Fin ance ▁Minister ▁Bh arr at ▁Jag de o ▁would ▁be ▁her ▁successor . ▁Jag de o ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁President ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 1 . ▁ ▁Despite ▁her ▁res ignation , ▁J agan ▁remained ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁P PP . ▁At ▁the ▁P PP ' s ▁ 2 9 th ▁Congress , ▁J agan ▁had ▁received ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁votes ▁( 6 7 1 ) ▁in ▁the ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁party ' s