Queen Rania Hospitalized In New York

AMMAN, Jordan (CBS/AP) Did Jordan's Queen Rania overdo things during the United Nations related meetings and celebrations last week in New York?

Jordan's Royal Palace says the queen, who turned 40 on Aug. 31, has undergone a non-surgical procedure in New York to correct an irregular heartbeat.

The mother of four accompanied her husband, King Abdullah II, who attended the U.N. General Assembly meetings in New York. She also attended separate functions, including a panel on empowering girls.

A spokesman for the queen said Monday that Rania had a procedure known as catheter ablation, in which doctors inserted a catheter into a blood vessel and used an electric current to restore a normal heart rhythm.

A palace statement said the procedure went smoothly and that Rania is "well" and in "good spirits."

Rania is to remain in a New York hospital for two nights to recuperate and will return home later in the week.

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