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)