Cheney's pacemaker needs fresh battery

[Cannikin]

The battery in his implanted cardiac defibrillator is reaching its limit, said Megan McGinn, deputy press secretary for the vice president. She said doctors must replace the entire device to replace the battery, and that the surgery will be scheduled this summer at a convenient time for the vice president.

Cheney underwent his annual physical, which included a stress test, at the George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates near George Washington University Hospital. Doctors also checked out Cheney's cardiac defibrillator, which was implanted in June 2001 to shock his heart if he an irregular heartbeat.

In March, doctors discovered that Cheney had a deep venous thrombosis in his left lower leg. After an ultrasound in late April, doctors said the clot was slowly getting smaller.

Cheney had six hours of surgery on his legs in 2005 to repair a kind of aneurysm, a ballooning weak spot in an artery that can burst if left untreated.

He has had four heart attacks, quadruple bypass surgery, two artery-clearing angioplasties and an operation to implant the defibrillator.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19116128/

[Oeditpus Rex]

1. There is nothing I can say here

that would not reward me with a visit from Agent Mike.



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[matcom]

2. i think he should wait a bit

the older batteries are FAR superior to the new ones. hell, i'll be he can get like 5 more years out of the one he has now.

it's like when your gas guage is on 'E' you can REALLY go another 15 miles or so.