Analysis: Cheney waited longer than average for heart transplant CHICAGO (Reuters) - At 71, former Vice President Dick Cheney was older than average for a heart transplant and had to wait longer than the typical patient as well -- 20 months compared with a year or less. The fact that he was still able to receive a donor heart after surviving five heart attacks shows he must have been in excellent health, doctors said on Sunday. They also pointed to advances ... Dick Cheney recovering after heart transplant Former President George W. Bush was happy that heart transplant surgery for his vice president, Dick Cheney, went well, according to a statement Sunday from Bush's spokesman. "President Bush was in touch with the family yesterday," said the statement ... Dick Cheney's transplant reopens debate about age CHICAGO (AP) -- Doctors say it is unlikely that former Vice President Dick Cheney got special treatment when he was given a new heart at age 71 that thousands of younger people also were in line to receive. Cheney older, waited longer than average for heart transplant CHICAGO (Reuters) - At 71, former Vice President Dick Cheney was older than average for a heart transplant, but doctors said on Sunday that advances in care have made it possible for older patients to still be good transplant candidates. And not only was he older than the typical patient, but he waited longer than average as well -- 20 months vs six months to a year. Doctors said Cheney must ... Dick Cheney's age reopens debate on transplants CHICAGO -- Doctors say it is unlikely that former Vice President Dick Cheney got special treatment when he was given a new heart at age 71 that thousands of younger people also were in line to receive. Still, his case reopens debate about whether ... Is Dick Cheney Too Old for a Heart Transplant? Cheney, 71, Is Recovering from Heart Transplant Surgery Dick Cheney gets heart transplant Former US Vice President Dick Cheney is recovering in a Virginia hospital after having a heart transplant. Dick Cheney had heart transplant, aide says Former Vice President Dick Cheney had a heart transplant Saturday and is recovering at a Virginia hospital, his office said. An aide to Cheney said he had been waiting for a transplant for more than 20 months Cheney Heart Transplant a Recent Decision Former Vice President Dick Cheney had been living fairly comfortably with a mechanical heart pump, but decided recently to agree to a heart transplant if one were offered, his doctor said. Dick Cheney: favoritism unlikely in heart transplant process, report says Three hundred and thirty people died in the US last year waiting for a transplant and 3,100 people are currently waiting. Seventy percent live five years after the procedure but the survival rate drops for patients older than 65, like Cheney. read more
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