Sunday, March 25, 2012

Cheney heart transplant

  • At 71, former Vice President Dick Cheney was older than average for a heart transplant and had to wait longer than the typical patient as well -- 20 months compared with a year or less.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • Former Vice President Dick Cheney has undergone a heart transplant in a hospital near Washington. Cheney, 71, was on the waiting list for a heart for 20 months, which is longer than the average wait time in the Washington area. His prognosis remains uncertain.
  • (NPR News)
  • WASHINGTON - Former Vice President Dick Cheney had a heart transplant Saturday and is recovering at a Virginia hospital, his office said.
  • (Philadelphia Daily News)
  • CHICAGO (USA TODAY) — Former vice president Dick Cheney may be 71, but hes far from the oldest person to receive a heart transplant, say experts who note that older people today are more likely to be healthy enough to benefit.
  • (Des Moines Register)
  • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a 71-year-old with a long history of cardiovascular problems, had a heart transplant Saturday and is recovering at a Virginia hospital. Not even Cheney knows the donors identity.
  • (WEAU-TV 13)
  • Former Vice President Dick Cheney underwent a heart transplant Saturday, The Associated Press reports. Cheney, 71, has suffered five heart attacks and waited on a donor list for 20 months before receiving the heart from an unknown donor.
  • (omg! on Yahoo!)
  • WASHINGTON • 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 donors identity.
  • (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  • WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former President George W. Bush was happy that heart transplant surgery for his vice president, Dick Cheney, went well, according to a statement Sunday from Bushs spokesman.
  • (Denver Channel)
  • Proving life goes on after heart problems, former Vice President Richard Cheney was recovering on Saturday after a heart transplant while a man who had a heart transplant a year ago ran the 5K with the approval of his medical team.
  • (HULIQ.com)

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