Cheney Hospitalized for Chest Pains - Roll Call

Cheney Hospitalized for Chest Pains

By Roll Call Staff

Posted February 22, 2010 at 6:57pm

Former Vice President Dick Cheney was taken to George Washington University Hospital on Monday after he had chest pains, NBC News and CNN reported.

Cheney, who is 69, has a long history of heart problems. He had his first heart attack at age 37.

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