Aide says Cheney had heart transplant
...(24 Mar 2012) > 00:16 "of those criteria" 199-v-30-(Shelley Adler, AP correspondent)--Former Vice President Dick Cheney is recovering after having a heart transplant at a Virginia hospital Saturday. AP correspondent Shelley Adler reports. (24 Mar 2012)...info
Is Dick Cheney Too Old for a Heart Transplant?
...Dick Cheney recovers from heart transplant surgery, questions are being raised about whether the former vice president is too old for a new heart. Cheney, 71, who received the new heart Saturday at a hospital in Falls Church, Va., has been on the cardiac transplant...info
Former V.P. Cheney recovering after heart transplant
...• Former Vice President Dick Cheney, 71 and with a long history of cardiovascular problems, had a heart transplant Saturday and is recovering at a Virginia hospital. Not even Cheney knows the donor's identity. Cheney, who suffered five heart attacks starting...info
Cheney Among Oldest To Get Heart Transplant
...being on a waiting list for almost two years, according to his office, the 71-year-old Mr. Cheney on Saturday underwent heart-transplant surgery and was recovering Sunday in the intensive-care unit of Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va.Mr. Cheney could...info
Cheney gets heart transplant
...for worsening "end-stage" congestive heart failure. He said after the operation he was considering whether to seek a full heart transplant. During Cheney's eight years as vice president from 2001 to 2009, he pushed a "go it alone" world view that enraged his...info
Former Vice President Dick Cheney has heart transplant
...Vice President Dick Cheney had a heart transplant Saturday morning after waiting more than 20 months on a transplant list, his office reported. Cheney, 71, received the organ from an anonymous donor and was recovering in the intensive care unit of Inova Fairfax...info
Cheney too old for transplant? Bioethicist weighs in
...that hearts are in huge demand, set an informal eligibility limit of 70. Cheney is not the first person over 70 to get a heart transplant. He is, however, in a small group of people who have gotten one. Why did he? Cheney has an advantage over others. It is...info
Dick Cheney's Heart Transplant Reopens Debate About Age
...who didn't?" Dr. Eric Topol, a cardiologist at Scripps Health in La Jolla, Calif., wrote on Twitter. Cheney received the transplant Saturday at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va., the same place where he received an implanted heart pump that has kept...info
Dick Cheney Recovering After Getting a New Heart
...transplant, but it did not come entirely as a surprise. On the “Today†show on NBC in January 2011, Mr. Cheney discussed his heart pump and said he might need a transplant. “I’ll have to make a decision at some point whether or not I want to go for a transplant,â€...info
Former V.P. Dick Cheney has heart transplant
... Former Vice President Dick Cheney had a heart transplant Saturday and is recovering at a Virginia hospital, his office said. An aide to Cheney disclosed that the 71-year-old, who has had a long history of cardiovascular trouble including numerous heart attacks,...info