Vice President Dick Cheney leaves George Washington University Hospital after undergoing a procedure to correct an abnormal heartbeat in Washington, October 15, 2008. (Mitch Dumke/Reuters)
Posted on 10/15/2008 2:48:56 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a history of heart problems, was treated with an electric shock on Wednesday to resolve an abnormal heartbeat -- the second time in less than a year.
Cheney returned to his official residence and resumed his normal schedule after the procedure, said his spokeswoman Megan Mitchell.
"An electrical impulse was delivered to restore the heart to normal rhythm," Mitchell said. "The procedure went smoothly and without complication."
Cheney, 67, attended President George W. Bush's morning daily security briefings and stayed at the White House working until being treated at George Washington University Hospital, a visit that lasted just under two hours.
Because of the heart problem, Cheney canceled a campaign appearance in Illinois for a Republican congressional candidate but called into a reception to express his support, his spokeswoman said.
Cheney, one of the most powerful vice presidents in U.S. history, had a similar heart problem in November and received an electric shock to restore a normal rhythm.
In July, he had his yearly routine physical examination and doctors gave him the all-clear.
Cheney has had four heart attacks, quadruple bypass surgery, two artery-clearing angioplasties and a procedure to implant a defibrillator. He had his most recent heart attack shortly after the 2000 election but it was considered mild.
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Vice President Dick Cheney leaves George Washington University Hospital after undergoing a procedure to correct an abnormal heartbeat in Washington, October 15, 2008. (Mitch Dumke/Reuters)
Like an old Timex watch..
He’s still tickin’..
Good Health to you, Dick Cheney!
Lamh Foistenach Abu!
prayer heavenward for VP Cheney <><
Did they upgrade his arc reactor?
Stay healthy Mr. Vice President .. I don’t want that crazy woman one inch closer to the presidency.
Tough titty for Reuters. Too bad for the other VPs if Cheney was the only one who read the Constitution.
Knowing Cheney, he ripped an electrical cord out of the wall and administered the shock himself. Then got up, pushed to doctors aside, and said “Outta my way, I’ve got work to do ... “
Take care of yourself Mr. Vice President!
May God bless him and keep him goin like that silly bunny rabbit that advertises batteries!!!
Oh! And long live Halliburton, too!!! (grin)
God bless that good man.....
I have always loved Cheney (was one of the original Cheney Chicks). I want him to live forever.
If he has fib they should stick a defibrillator in him, it is like putting in a pace maker and only takes a few hours to do. If it is atrial fib it is no big deal and a defibrillator won’t work(internal one that is), if it is ventricular fib on the other hand it is deadly and he needs a defibrillator.
Atrial fib is rarely fatal, if ever, and many people have it constantly and never come out of it. Ventricular fib is extremely dangerous and will eventually kill you. I have atrial fib and have had it for about 12 years, you have to be sure to take coumadin or some other type of blood thinner however to stop blood clots, other than that they treat it with an ace inhibitor, beta blocker or calcium channel blocker and many times this stops it cold. Ventricular fib a person should have an internal defibrillator implanted.
Prayers up BigGuy...
Abnormal heartbeat?
Same thing happens to me when I see Sarah Palin’s picture.
That controls the other type of irregular heartbeat which is the more fatal one defrib is for the other type.
Post 14 explains it better than me
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