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Saturday, March 24, 2012

Cheney's office announces heart transplant


Former Vice President Dick Cheney is recovering in the Intensive Care Unit atInova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, VA, after undergoing heart transplantsurgery on Saturday, March 24, 2012.

In 2010, Mr. Cheney had a left ventricular assist device implanted for the treatment of end stage heart failureThe former vice president is on the transplantlist for more than 20 months.

Although the former vice-president and his family do not know the identity of the donor, they will be forever grateful for this life saving gift.

Former Vice President Cheney is grateful to the teams of doctors and other medical professionals at Inova Fairfax and George Washington University Hospital for their continued excellent care.

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