Cheney Back at Work After Heart Treatment
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WASHINGTON — Vice President Cheney was back at work yesterday after doctors administered an electrical shock to his heart and restored it to a normal rhythm after he experienced an irregular heartbeat.
“He feels fine. He is not in any pain,” a press secretary, Megan Mitchell, said. Mr. Cheney was in his office by 7:15 a.m. and met with President Bush. He planned other meetings during the day and was to meet yesterday evening with Prime Minister Olmert of Israel. Cheney, 66, has a history of heart problems including four heart attacks, quadruple bypass surgery, two artery-clearing angioplasties, and an operation to implant a defibrillator six years ago. In July, he had surgery to replace the defibrillator, which monitors his heartbeat. He was sedated at George Washington University Hospital on Monday night to allow doctors to administer an electrical impulse to his heart.
