Former Vice President Dick Cheney was admitted to the hospital Friday after experiencing discomfort, the latest health scare for the 69-year-old Republican leader who has a long history of heart disease.

FoxNews.com has learned that the former vice president is expected to be discharged from George Washington University in the next day or two. According to a statement from the Office of the Former Vice President, Cheney's illness was a result of progressive retention of fluid related to his coronary artery disease. After receiving IV medication, his President is "markedly improved".

Cheney was not feeling well on Friday and went to see his doctors, and, on their advice, he was admitted to the hospital for further testing.

Cheney's heart attack earlier this year was his fifth since age 37. A heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart muscle is blocked. In that episode in February, Cheney underwent a stress test and a heart catheterization.

Long said he had no other details about Cheney's condition.


A face of his party for decades, Cheney has remained a prominent voice of opposition to the Obama administration. His public career spanned decades, including service as a lawmaker, defense secretary and White House chief of staff.

Cheney had bypass surgery in 1988, as well as two later angioplasties to clear narrowed coronary arteries.

In 2001, he had a special pacemaker implanted in his chest. In addition, doctors in 2008 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.

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There isn't nothing wrong with Chenny's heart....he is about to die from his daily laughings at Obama....Guantanamo, surge in Afghanistan, predator strikes in Pakistan....what change?

he's not dead yet?

Didn't he shoot someone?

That's ****ed up and bad karma. Never wish harm on someone.

A very close friend during a hunting accident(which I might add happens thousands of times a year.)

Former Vice President Dick Cheney remains in a Washington D.C. hospital with a build-up of fluid that's related to his longstanding heart issues but his daughter says Cheney is feeling better and hopes that he’ll be released Monday.

“I'm sure he'll deal with this situation the way he's dealt with everyone in the past which is to work with his doctors,” Liz Cheney said on Fox News Sunday.

Mr. Cheney reportedly felt ill on Friday and doctors admitted the 69 year old for additional observation. Late Saturday Cheney's office released a statement saying he was experiencing a buildup of fluid related to his coronary artery disease.

"After receiving IV medication, the former Vice President is markedly improved. His physicians plan to discharge him in a day or so," the statement read.

Cheney has a long history of health problems related to his heart. He's had four heart attacks dating back to 1978. His most recent one, described as mild, happened in February. In 2001, as vice president, Cheney had a pacemaker implanted in his chest. The device was eventually replace with another to improve blood flow to his heart.

The National Institutes of Health describes coronary artery disease as "a condition in which plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries." It says the arteries are vital for supplying oxygen-rich blood to the heart.

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