[NYTr] Cheney to Get New Defibrillaotr Saturday

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Reuters - Jul 27, 2007
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN2718705320070727

Cheney to get new defibrillator Saturday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney will have a new
internal heart defibrillator implanted on Saturday morning because the
battery needs replacing, his office said on Friday.

After Cheney's annual checkup last month, his doctors advised him to
have the implanted cardioverter defibrillator replaced because the
battery was nearing the point it would have to be replaced. His office
has said the device was functioning properly and had not treated any
abnormal heart beats.

"On Saturday morning, the Vice President will have a scheduled visit
with his doctors at George Washington University Hospital at which time
his ICD will be replaced," his spokeswoman Megan McGinn said.

Cheney, 66, has had four heart attacks, the most recent shortly after
the November 2000 election, although it was considered mild. He had the
defibrillator implanted in his chest in 2001 to help regulate his
heartbeat.

The vice president, one of President George W. Bush's closest advisers,
also had a blood clot in his leg found after a nine-day trip through
Asia and the Middle East this year.

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