Former V.P. Dick Chaney Has Heart Transplant

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, 71 was recovering Saturday evening after undergoing heart transplant surgery at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia, his office said.
He had been on the cardiac transplant list for more than 20 months, a statement from his office said.

"Although the former vice president and his family do not know the identity of the donor, they will be forever grateful for this lifesaving gift," it said.

Cheney has suffered at least five heart attacks since 1978.

(From CNN)