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 WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney will undergo minor surgery Saturday morning to replace the battery that powers a device implanted in his chest six years ago to monitor his heart and deliver a shock if it ever goes out of rhythm.
"During the vice president's annual physical examination in June, testing of his implantable cardioverter-defibrillator indicated that the device's battery has reached the level where elective replacement of the device is recommended," Megan McGinn, deputy press secretary for Cheney, said Friday.
Doctors must replace the entire battery part of the defibrillator, which would shock his heart if he experiences an irregular heartbeat. The surgery will be performed at George Washington University Hospital.
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