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Cheney cancels appearance because of heart problem |
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By Klaus Marre
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Posted: 10/15/08 11:02 AM [ET] |
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Vice President Cheney has canceled an event Wednesday because of a heart problem and will undergo a corrective procedure later in the day, his office said. Cheney was supposed to attend a fundraiser in Illinois later in the day. However, his doctors in the morning “discovered that the vice president is experiencing a recurrence of atrial fibrillation, an abnormal rhythm involving the upper chambers of the heart,” according to a statement from his press secretary Megan Mitchell. “Later this afternoon, the vice president will visit George Washington University Hospital for an outpatient procedure to restore his normal rhythm,” Mitchell added. |
