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Cheney home 10 days after heart transplant
April 03, 2012
April 03, 2012
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congestive heart failure."
In January 2011, Cheney said he was getting by on the battery-powered device and hadn't made a decision on a transplant. But he said he'd "have to make a decision at some point whether I want to go for a transplant."
More than 3,100 people are on a national waiting list to receive a new heart. Just over 2,300 heart transplants were performed last year, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing. Some 330 people died while waiting.
According to UNOS, 332 people over age 65 received a new heart last year. The majority of transplants
congestive heart failure."
In January 2011, Cheney said he was getting by on the battery-powered device and hadn't made a decision on a transplant. But he said he'd "have to make a decision at some point whether I want to go for a transplant."
More than 3,100 people are on a national waiting list to receive a new heart. Just over 2,300 heart transplants were performed last year, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing. Some 330 people died while waiting.
According to UNOS, 332 people over age 65 received a new heart last year. The majority of transplants
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