Cheney first went on a donor heart wait list in June , but didn't make a final decision about a transplant until a few weeks ago when he was told he had moved up on the list to the point where a donor heart was likely to come soon. There's great reward, but there's also great risk. Reiner described Cheney as both "excited" and "calm" going into the surgery, adding, "He was ready. It was let's go," Reiner said.
Cheney's wait for a donor heart was nearly 21 months - considerably longer than average wait. Dick Cheney: I simply don't buy the notion that it contributed to my heart disease. It was in fact that getting back to work, getting back to that job, whatever that job might be, was important enough that I, in fact, kept 'em separate, I guess would be the way to think about it.
Sanjay Gupta: But I do wonder, as a doctor, is that really plausible? Can you really keep such a significant medical history and such a significant job separate? But when George W. Bush asked Cheney to be his running mate in , there was enough concern that the Bush campaign sought out the opinion of world renowned Texas heart surgeon Denton Cooley.
After speaking with Cheney's cardiologist, Dr. Jonathan Reiner, Dr. Cooley told the Bush campaign that Cheney was in good health with normal cardiac function.
Sanjay Gupta: This idea that you have this respected heart surgeon from Texas who didn't see you, didn't examine you, and then writes something saying that you have normal cardiac function. That just wasn't true, Mr. Vice President. Dick Cheney: Listen to me, I think the bottom line is: was I up to the task of being vice president? And there's no question. I think based upon the fact that I did it for eight years that they were right.
The president came to me and asked me to be his vice president. The party nominated me. The doctors that consulted on it reached a common conclusion and the people elected me. Now what basis do I override the decision making process? Do you want to have an offshoot where we come check with Sanjay Gupta and say, "Gee, is he up to the task? Despite Cheney's insistence that he was fit for office, and just four months after being cleared by his doctors, Cheney suffered another heart attack, his fourth.
Sufficient so I thought I ought to check it out. This time it came while the country was embroiled in the presidential recount. Cheney needed a stent to prop open a clogged artery. Yet again modern medicine had helped Dick Cheney dodge a bullet. With President Bush in Florida, Cheney was in a bunker under the White House helping make decisions, even given authority by the president to shoot down passenger airliners. Sanjay Gupta: I mean as far as stress goes, and again, as a doctor - with your heart history, how worried were you about just your health in the midst of all this?
Dick Cheney: No. I didn't think about my health. Manage consent. Close Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website.
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When Baldwin asked whether he was suspicious that a more serious medical issue could have prompted Trump's visit, he described his view as "skeptical. It's worrisome. The doctor said that concern over Trump's unannounced visit is based mostly on the timing of the event and the reason for the visit, rather than the type of testing that might have been carried out. Why did the president and his staff feel at on a Saturday afternoon it was necessary to travel up to Walter Reed for an evaluation?
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