U.S. Supreme Court Justice . Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Wednesday underwent a heart procedure at . a Washington hospital after reporting discomfort following . routine exercise, a court statement said. Ginsburg, 81, was resting comfortably after having a stent . placed in her right coronary artery and is expected to be . discharged from MedStar Washington Hospital Center within 48 . hours, the statement said. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (pictured) has had a heart procedure . She reported discomfort after routine . exercise on Tuesday night, according to the court statement. Ginsburg, the oldest member of the nine-justice court, has . previously survived serious bouts with cancer in 1999 and 2009. Ginsburg, who was appointed by President Bill Clinton in . 1993, has resisted calls from liberal activists that she should . retire from the bench before President Barack Obama leaves . office in early 2017.
Ginsburg had a stent placed in her right coronary artery . She has previously survived serious bouts with cancer in 1999 and 2009 . She has resisted calls that she should retire .