Vice President Dick Cheney’s life followed the arc of the biggest breakthroughs in cardiovascular medicine

By: William Cornwell, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: November 19, 2025

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Last Updated: 5 days, 18 hours ago

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By William Cornwell, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

The life and political legacy of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died on Nov. 4, 2025, at the age of 84, has been well documented. But his decades-long battle with heart disease may be less appreciated.

Cheney benefited from almost every major advance made in cardiovascular medicine. These breakthroughs enabled him to sustain an active political career and gave him additional years of …

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