Dick Cheney Recieves Heart Transplant at 71

**Qeomash** · 2012-03-26 00:57

Dick Cheney has just joined a list of high-profile people, including Steve Jobs, Mickey Mantle, Evil Knievel and David Crosby who, received a transplant and thereby created a controversy. Cheney received a heart on Friday from an anonymous donor at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia after a 20-month wait. What is controversial about that? Cheney is 71 years old.

He has been through numerous previous operations that indicate he has other serious medical problems. He has only been able to survive due to the implantation of a left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) — a partial artificial heart -- that has kept him going long past the point where his own heart could have kept him alive.

Nearly everyone on an LVAD winds up getting sicker and sicker and, eventually, so sick that they come off the transplant waiting list because the risk is too great.

What starts as a “bridge” to a transplant when you get an LVAD can become, the more time that passes, a final destination — you almost always die with the device. So despite his age and health problems, how was Cheney able to get a heart while many others wait?

**Mazmaz** · 2012-03-26 01:01

Thank god for that private healthcare system so he only had to wait 20 months.

**Sera** · 2012-03-26 01:30

Obvious joke here about how he's actually been on the heart transplant list since the day he was born.

**Moosey** · 2012-03-26 01:34

He's only had 5 heart attacks since he was 35, too!

**Niiro** · 2012-03-26 01:40

Lame, he was on his way to becoming a RL Vader but then he goes and murders some orphan for his organs or whatever.

I thought you were cool Cheney, but apparently not.

**kuronosan** · 2012-03-26 02:20

THE SYSTEM WORKS! STOP THE FUCKING CRITICISM!

**Jeryhn** · 2012-03-26 09:19

When I heard this story, the first thing I thought of was if the poor soul who didn't get to choose where his heart had gone had a chance to look back and see where it did, and then replied with a resounding "Aw, shit."

**Sera** · 2012-03-26 09:24

Originally Posted by Moosey

He's only had 5 heart attacks since he was 35, too!

I'm sure this one has a couple more heart attacks left in it, maybe he can set a record

**Correction** · 2012-03-26 09:32

Donor forgot to check 'anybody but Dick Cheney' on his card application.

**Acevalefor** · 2012-03-26 11:03

My grandpa may just hold the record for number of heart attacks...So fuck Dick Cheney! He can't have the record...

**Dimmauk** · 2012-03-26 11:59

Waste of a heart container

**RKenshin** · 2012-03-26 20:50

(if only)

**ronin sparthos** · 2012-03-27 08:59

It's all good, the donor was an Iraqi.

Mission Accomplished

**SephYuyX** · 2012-03-27 09:10

The board that approves/dissproves transplants would never allow a 71y/o to have any sort of transplant, as it's just a waste.

Wonder who got paid off.

**Siatdiat** · 2012-03-27 09:16

All this makes me think of for some reason is Dave Chappelle black bush sketches, and how much I miss that show.

**Athas** · 2012-03-27 10:34

Yeah, was about to ask how someone over 65 managed to get a new heart.

**Ragnus** · 2012-03-27 10:55

Well, when you have enough money and power in this country, the world is your oyster. You get the best everything.

EDIT: According to Reuters he did wait exceptionally long for a heart compared to normal though. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...8EP5VZ20120325

**archibaldcrane** · 2012-03-27 11:17

Originally Posted by SephYuyX

The board that approves/dissproves transplants would never allow a 71y/o to have any sort of transplant, as it's just a waste.

Wonder who got paid off.

Originally Posted by Athas

Yeah, was about to ask how someone over 65 managed to get a new heart.

In 2008, about 12 percent of heart transplant patients were 65 or older.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nati...xNJ/story.html

**Kaylia** · 2012-03-27 13:47

His money and status is probably what allowed him to survive long enough to remain on the list. If everything was done legally at least.

**Sera** · 2012-03-27 21:43

Originally Posted by Kaylia

His money and status is probably what allowed him to survive long enough to remain on the list. If everything was done legally at least.

lol, FORGET WHAT YOU HEARD, THE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS THE BEST ONE. WE BE GIVIN ALL OUR YE OLDE GEEZERS NEW HEARTS AND SHIT

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