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Cheney's wait for a donor heart was nearly 21 months - considerably longer than average wait. His doctor says it is impossible to get preferential treatment and that Cheney was adamant, in any ...
Mar 26, 2012 · Dick Cheney received a heart transplant at the age of 71 after battling congestive heart failure. (CBS/AP) Did former Vice President Dick Cheney get special treatment when the 71-year-old got a...
Feb 25, 2014 · A transplant was the only option that would set aside decades of heart ailments and give him something he had thought was impossible: longevity. Twenty months later, at 71 years old, a late night phone call informed him a donor had been found. Life for Dick Cheney would begin anew.
Mar 25, 2012 · Former Vice President Dick Cheney had a heart transplant on Saturday after 20 months on a waiting list, and was recovering in a Virginia hospital, a statement from his office said.
Apr 23, 2012 · Even before he received a heart transplant a month ago today, Mr. Cheney had benefited from just about every procedure, technology and class of drug available to people with his condition —...
Nov 12, 2013 · From his first heart attack at age 37 to a full transplant in 2012, Dick Cheney says he’s proud to have lived an active life despite battling heart disease.
Mar 25, 2012 · Former vice-president Dick Cheney had a heart transplant on Saturday and is recovering at a Virginia hospital, his office has said. An aide to Cheney disclosed that the 71-year-old, who...