POLITICS
Cheney home 10 days after heart transplant
April 03, 2012
April 03, 2012
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(AP) WASHINGTON - Former Vice President Dick Cheney was released from the hospital Tuesday, 10 days after getting a new heart, his office said.
Cheney, 71, received the organ from an unknown donor on March 24 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va.
"As he leaves the hospital, the former vice president and his family want to again express their deep gratitude to the donor and the donor's family for this remarkable gift," aide Kara Ahern said in a statement.
Cheney waited nearly two years for the transplant. His lifelong history of heart disease includes five heart attacks, with
Cheney, 71, received the organ from an unknown donor on March 24 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va.
"As he leaves the hospital, the former vice president and his family want to again express their deep gratitude to the donor and the donor's family for this remarkable gift," aide Kara Ahern said in a statement.
Cheney waited nearly two years for the transplant. His lifelong history of heart disease includes five heart attacks, with
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