Washington, DC - Former vice president Dick Cheney, 69, known to have a long history of heart problems, received a left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) last week because of advancing congestive heart failure, according to a statement released by his office.
"A few weeks ago, it became clear that I was entering a new phase of the disease when I began to experience increasing congestive heart failure," Cheney said in the statement. "After a series of recent tests and discussions with my doctors, I decided to take advantage of one of the new technologies available."
Cheney's LVAD implantation was performed by doctors at Fairfax Heart and Vascular Institute, a Virginia hospital just outside Washington, DC. In his statement, Cheney said the surgery went well and he is recuperating.
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