Dick Cheney And The Very Expensive Disease 71 undergoes heart transplant Has Heart Transplant Surgery UPDATE Cheney's reopens debate about age Among Oldest to Get Doctors doubt favoritism in Comment on has aide says gets intensive care Aide had Former VP surgery former vice president

Dick Cheney's transplant reopens debate about age Should young people get favored when it comes to scarce organs? Some say yes because youth will use them longer. But others strongly disagree. 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: 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 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. 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 Is Dick Cheney Too Old for a Heart Transplant? Cheney, 71, Is Recovering from Heart Transplant Surgery Dick Cheney Receives Heart Transplant Former Vice President Dick Cheney received a heart transplant on Saturday, his office announced. Dick Cheney undergoes heart transplant An aide to Cheney disclosed that the 71-year-old, who has had a long history of cardiovascular trouble including numerous heart attacks, had been waiting for a transplant for more than 20 months. Cheney undergoes heart transplant Former Vice President Dick Cheney was recovering Saturday evening after undergoing heart transplant surgery, his office said.
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