Former V.P. Dick Cheney hospitalized, resting comfortably

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An aide to Dick Cheney says the former vice president is in George Washington Hospital after experiencing chest pains.

Cheney’s assistant, Peter Long, said in a statement late today that the 69-year-old Cheney was resting comfortably and his doctors were evaluating the situation.

Cheney has a history of heart problems and has a pacemaker.

In 2008, doctors restored a normal rhythm to his heart with an electric shock. It was the second time in less than a year that Cheney had experienced and been treated for an atrial fibrillation, an abnormal rhythm involving the upper chambers of the heart.
Cheney has had four heart attacks, starting when he was 37. He has had quadruple bypass surgery and two artery-clearing angioplasties.

-- Associated Press

Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks to attendees at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference on February 18, 2010 in Washington, DC. Cheney was a surprise speaker at the conservative event.