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| Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney has been taken to hospital in Washington after experiencing chest pains, his office has said. | Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney has been taken to hospital in Washington after experiencing chest pains, his office has said. |
| They said Mr Cheney, 69, was "resting comfortably" at George Washington University Hospital and his doctors were evaluating the situation. | They said Mr Cheney, 69, was "resting comfortably" at George Washington University Hospital and his doctors were evaluating the situation. |
| Mr Cheney, who left office in January last year, has a history of heart problems. | Mr Cheney, who left office in January last year, has a history of heart problems. |
| He has had four heart attacks and quadruple bypass surgery. | He has had four heart attacks and quadruple bypass surgery. |
| He has undergone several operations to clear blocked arteries and was fitted with a pacemaker in 2001. | |
| In October 2008 Mr Cheney underwent treatment to correct an abnormal heart rhythm. |