CBS News | Dick Cheney And The Very Expensive Disease Forbes Former Vice President Dick Cheney is recovering from a heart transplant to treat end-stage heart failure — an often misunderstood disease that is one of the most costly health problems in America. Mr. Cheney, 71, who has suffered five heart attacks ... Cheney recovering after heart transplant Dick Cheney recovering at hospital after heart transplant Cheney Gets Heart Transplant at Fairfax Hospital |