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[spanone]

Cheney Among Oldest to Get Heart Transplant

Former Vice President Dick Cheney stands out at the suburban Virginia hospital where he got a heart transplant over the weekend. Not only is he older than most other patients undergoing the procedure, he waited longer too.

After being on a waiting list for almost two years, according to his office, the 71-year-old Mr. Cheney on Saturday underwent heart-transplant surgery and was recovering Sunday in the intensive-care unit of Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va.

Mr. Cheney could stay in the hospital for about another week, barring any complications, as doctors work to get the donor heart acclimated to his body, medical experts said. After that, patients tend to continue their recovery at home, usually taking treatments to prevent rejection and fend off infections.

"The critical adjustment period is the first three months," said Robert Michler, surgeon-in-chief at Montefiore Einstein Center in New York, who isn't connected to Mr. Cheney's case.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304177104577303860584435408.html#articleTabs%3Darticle

[Kennah]

1. Good news is that his coffin is expected to fetch $8 million on Ebay

[calimary]

2. Ewww!

[Kennah]

3. Prince of Darkness now has a heart, so the coffin isn't needed any more

[Owlet]

4. I, for one, wish him a speedy and full recovery

so he can be indicted and tried for his crimes . Augusto Pinochet died when he was 91, so I figure we have plenty of time to bring Cheney to justice.

[rucky]

5. Usually after a procedure like this, there's concern the body will reject the new heart...

But in this case, Cheney should be worrying about the heart rejecting the body.