Federal Judge Catherine Eagles did not disclose the true nature of the disease Friday, Edwards, or what procedures they need. But she said the two-time presidential candidate had been "three episodes" and said his condition can be life-threatening if not treated.
Cardiologist 58-year-old former senator from North Carolina, wrote two letters about his condition, to the eagles, who talked about them during the hearing to consider the trial of six felony and misdemeanor is expected to start later this month. The Eagles said jury selection will now start on March 26 in the near future.
Edwards to take medication and is scheduled to undergo the procedure in February, from which it will take several days to recover, Eagles said. It does not describe what the episodes involved or if the procedure will require unclogging arteries or other common methods of treatment. Letters physician and other medical records have been kept under court seal.
"The public is interested in a speedy trial," said Eagles off the bench. "As a rule, I would try to manage something like this. But it is clear that there are some limitations on Mr. Edwards because of real and serious health problems."
His doctor recommended that he not drive or travel, but at the request of the judge, Edwards was in court. He does not have any outward signs of illness, although he was without his usual quick smile or a waiver in his step.
The Court has already been delayed twice, including the extension granted so Edwards could attend the wedding of his eldest daughter.
Prosecutors took no position on whether the judge should grant a delay because of the defendant's state of health, but said they were willing to try Edwards. He is accused of concealing nearly $ 1 million in cash and checks from wealthy donors are used to help hide his pregnant mistress during his 2008 White House run.
Lawyers Edwards and the speakers were mum about his condition since his diagnosis last month, reducing the repeated requests for comment on its terms and conditions, including after the hearing.
Known as the telegenic Edwards was made a federal court went through the public entrance, where a group of reporters and cameramen assembled. But on Friday, he took action to sneak past. Court security officer said that he had come and gone through the back door.
Two years ago, Edwards admitted that the father of a child born to his former mistress. He has long denied the girl, Frances Quinn Hunter, was his, even after he confessed to his wife changes the child's mother, Rielle Hunter. Hunter was hired in 2008 to Edwards, White House campaign to shoot behind the scenes video of him.
Edwards's confession came before the release of book by a former aide Andrew Young. The book describes how Edwards worked to hide his paternity with the help of his assistant to get married.
Shortly before the 2008 presidential primaries began, Young stepped forward to say that he - not Edwards - was the father of the child. But there were suspicions at the time, faithful helpers took fall for his boss.
The child was conceived in mid-2007, while Edwards was running for the White House, and at about the time it was renewed their vows after 30 years of marriage.
In early 2010, Edwards publicly acknowledged paternity of the child and hunter friends told me that he and his wife, Elizabeth, have been separated. She died in December 2010 from incurable breast cancer, which was first diagnosed in 2004, the day after the Democratic Party, which included John Edwards as vice-president candidate lost to George Bush.
Edwardses were law school sweethearts who married in a few days after they took a bar exam together in the summer of 1977. They had four children together, including a son who died at the age of 16 years. Although the couple divorced, John Edwards was by her side day and night, as her health deteriorated. He did not speak at her funeral.
Edwards made millions as a lawyer before beginning his political career with a successful campaign in 1998 by the Senate.
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