Summary of Dick Cheney's Heart Problems

[SillyGoose]

A summary of Vice President Dick Cheney's heart problems:

_1978: Cheney's first heart attack, at age 37.

_1984: His second heart attack.

_1988: After suffering his third heart attack, Cheney had quadruple bypass surgery in August to clear clogged arteries.

_2000: Cheney suffered what doctors called a "very slight" heart attack, his fourth, and underwent an angioplasty to open a clogged artery.

_March 5, 2001: Just over 100 days later, Cheney felt chest pains and underwent another angioplasty to reopen the same artery.

_June 30, 2001: Cheney returned to the hospital and had a special pacemaker called an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, or ICD, inserted into his chest. During his 2004 annual checkup, doctors said the device had never automatically activated to regulate, which they said meant the heart was functioning normally.

_Nov. 13, 2004: Cheney entered the hospital after complaining of shortness of breath. He left after three hours. An aide said tests found no abnormalities.

_Sept. 24, 2005: Undergoes surgery to repair an arterial aneurysm on the back of each knee.

After the 2000 heart attack, Cheney, began a daily 30-minute regimen on the treadmill and began eating healthier. He takes medication to lower his cholesterol. He quit smoking in 1978.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050924/D8CQQ1PG0.html

How in the world is he able to handle a stressful job like the vice presidency? My late husband had a very similar cardiac history and had to retire due to the stress of his business. I just don't understand why Cheney's heath is not a major issue. FWIW, I wouldn't be surprised if he had to step down due to his health problems.

[Greeby]

1. It's easy

When you're a cyborg ;)

[XanaDUer]

2. Oh yeah.

I forgot about him. I guess he lived through the surgery?

[spooked911]

3. I think Cheney relies much less on his heart than normal human beings

assuming he is not an android to begin with.

[BlueJac]

4. Cheney has a heart?

[mzteris]

7. you beat me to it.

:rofl:


He's the tin man, bush is scarecrow - (needs a brain); who should we cast as the cowardly lion? I'm thinking chickenhawk Rumsfeld. rove is the man behind the curtain. condi - the wicked witch?

[WritingIsMyReligion]

8. ROFLMAO

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Stephanie]

5. I only heard today that he was having surgery on BOTH knees

Up until now they were saying "behind his knee" but today suddenly it's BOTH knees.

And you are telling me he only started exercising in 2000? That's just incredible. He couldn't bother to walk for 30 minutes? What does that say about him?

[WritingIsMyReligion]

6. Crashcart HAS a heart?

That's news to me...

:eyes:

[oneighty]

9. Your serious question

is indeed a mystery and deserves an answer. I often wonder if he really does have the heart condition as claimed.

180

[SillyGoose]

12. After seeing how debilitating a serious cardiac condition can be, I cannot

for the life of me understand how he manages to do what his job requires without further compromising his health. It certainly is a mystery that has not been adequately addressed.

[valerief]

10. How is his job stressful?

It's not like he worries about US citizens. He only attends fundraisers, gets fawned over by his 1% base, and vacations. Okay, there's the occasion press conference, but what's that? Once every 2 years? And he has the entire military-industrial complext protecting him. He has a pretty cushy job, in my book.

[SillyGoose]

15. Maybe not as stressful as some jobs but check this out from Wikipedia.

Cheney quickly earned a reputation as a very "hands-on" Vice President, taking an active role in cabinet meetings and policy formation. He is often described as the most active and powerful Vice President in recent years, moving the office out of its traditional figurehead role, and even occupies an office in the House of Representatives. Some, like Reagan's last Chief of Staff, Ken Duberstein, have likened him to a prime minister because of his powerful position inside the Bush Administration.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Cheney#Medical_problems

Could be propaganda to diminish questions about his health but it sure does make me wonder how he manages to do his job with his cardiac history.

:shrug:

[valerief]

18. I wonder if that wikipedia entry was a Karl Rove entry

[cassiepriam]

11. Summary: He doesn't have one, NT

[Stephanie]

13. I think that's why he didn't return to DC right after Katrina

I think he was too sick.

And I think that's why he's buying the east coast mansion (forget where it is). I think he's going to retire for health reasons, but stay on as regent, so he needs the estate nearby. He'll call the shots from his armchair.

[SillyGoose]

17. I wouldn't be the slightest bit surprised if he resigned. I thought he

would have resigned before the 2004 election actually.

Interesting thoughts about the east coast estate....makes sense to me.

[BiggJawn]

14. Uh, they forgot to mention that secret transplant in 2001?

Remember when he disappeared right after 9-11, and when he finally surfaced he looked even more cadaverous than usual, we only saw him from afar,and for extremely brief periods, and canned video of him at cabinet meetings (Were they post or pre-911?)

Yeah, sure, I'm half-way joking about this, especially the part where they got the donor heart from Chandra Levy, but you know, I would NOT be too shocked to find out that what I thought was pure "Weekly World Report" was true....

[symbolman]

16. My wife thinks it's more than knee vascular surgery

she thinks they have a used for those arteries from behind his knees - to transplant around his heart where needed.. remember he's had a stent put in the same vessel TWICE according to what I read here..

I know they take veins/arteries from legs and patch the heart with them..

But just to be safe he has a bowl of young Venezuelan orphan hearts for breakfast each morning.. then spends his wake up time with is feet on a small black child's body to "draw the poison vapors" from his liver while he rocks on the front porch..

That is the most ill fitting human suit that Satan has ever worn, see how it sticks out here and there and is pulled too tight in other areas? That's why his mouth does the sneering stroke thing... he's like that guy in Men in Black where the bug used his skin as a costume :)

I used to think that James Baker III was the most evil man in the 80's but Cheney has him beat.