Vice president has surgery to replace heart monitor

From: Sunday Gazette-Mail | Date: July 29, 2007| Author: The Associated Press | Copyright information

WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a history of heart problems, had surgery Saturday to replace an implanted device that monitors his heartbeat.

Doctors at George Washington University Hospital replaced the defibrillator, a sealed unit that includes a battery. If the device were to sense an abnormal heart rhythm, it would deliver an electric shock to reset the vice president's heart to a normal beat.

"The device was successfully replaced without complication," said ...

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