Former Vice President Dick Cheney was released from the hospital today, 10 days after he received a new heart, his office said. Cheney, 71, received the organ from an unknown donor on March 24 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia. 'As he leaves the hospital, the former vice president and his family want to again express their deep gratitude to the donor and the donor's family for this remarkable gift,' aide Kara Ahern said in a statement.