He will be resting up over the next few days senior. During a campaign event Tuesday evening 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Sanders Undergoes Heart Surgery For Arterial Blockage Everyday Health Sanders was at a campaign event on Tuesday in Vegas when he began experiencing chest pains. Bernie sanders heart surgery . BERNIE Sanders presidential campaign was thrown into doubt today after he was rushed to hospital with chest pains requiring an emergency heart operation. Bernie Sanders has put his campaign on hold. Bernie Sanders had heart surgery Tuesday night after experiencing pain in his chest at a campaign event earlier in the day senior adviser Jeff Weaver said in a statement Wednesday. Presidential candidate Sen. This life-saving surgery was performed under the evil capitalist model of health care that Bernie is trying to destroy but for some reason he didnt refuse treatment on his twisted socialist principals. 2 to undergo a heart procedure for a blockage in an artery