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Ex-US Vice-President Dick Cheney has pump placed in heart | Former US Vice President Dick Cheney has revealed that he has undergone surgery to install a small pump in his heart to combat coronary artery disease. Former President George
W Bush’s deputy has suffered heart problems for much of his adult life, suffering
five heart attacks since the age of 37. Cheney was admitted to George Washington
University Hospital in June after experiencing discomfort in his chest, and he
underwent the surgery last week at Inova Fairfax Heart and Vascular Institute
in northern Virginia. “After a series of recent tests and discussions with my
doctors, I decided to take advantage of one of the new technologies available
and have a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) implanted,” Politico quoted Cheney,
as saying in a statement. “The LVAD is a small implantable pump that improves
heart function and will enable me to resume an active life,” he added. The battery-powered
LVAD is typically implanted next to the heart to help the left ventricle pump
blood through the body and relieve pressure. The devices are used mainly for short
periods to buy potential transplant candidates time as they await a donor organ. |
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