At age 71, Dick Cheney is older than most heart transplant patients, but a local cardiothoracic surgeon said yesterday’s grueling operation probably gave the former vice president, who has a long history of heart trouble and had been surviving on a battery-powered heart pump, the best shot at prolonging his life.
https://dailycaller.com/2012/03/30/the-original-owner-of-cheneys-heart/
The article states that he waited 20 months on a transplant list and he had heart problems since being middle-aged. He was also dependent on a medical device to assist his heart. All of this could very likely be lies.
At age 71, Dick Cheney is older than most heart transplant patients, but a local cardiothoracic surgeon said yesterday’s grueling operation probably gave the former vice president, who has a long history of heart trouble and had been surviving on a battery-powered heart pump, the best shot at prolonging his life. https://dailycaller.com/2012/03/30/the-original-owner-of-cheneys-heart/
The article states that he waited 20 months on a transplant list and he had heart problems since being middle-aged. He was also dependent on a medical device to assist his heart. All of this could very likely be lies.