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Authors: Dick Cheney,Jonathan Reiner

Heart: An American Medical Odyssey (51 page)

Gibbon, Dr. John Heysham,
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Gingrich, Newt,
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Giordano, Dr. Joseph,
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Glenn, John,
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Gloviczki, Dr. Peter,
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Goldwater, Barry,
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Gorbachev, Mikhail,
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Gore, Al,
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gout,
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Grassley, Chuck,
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Greece, ancient,
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Greenspan, Alan,
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Griffith, Jim,
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Gruentzig, Dr. Andreas,
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Gruentzig, Margaret Anne,
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Gulf War,
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Halliburton,
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Hamilton, Lee,
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Hanna, Dr. Elias,
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Hansen, Cliff,
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Hansen, Martha,
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Hardy, Dr. James,
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Harrison, William Henry,
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Harvey, William,
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Hastert, Denny,
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Hathaway, Stan,
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Haupt, Clive,
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health as a political issue

Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign and,
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public disclosure and,
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Roosevelt’s illnesses and,
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See also
heart disease as a political issue

heart

artificial heart,
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blood flow in,
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catheterization of.
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cardiac catheterization

early research using autopsies of,
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heart attack

Bill Steiger’s death from,
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blood clots and,
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“check it out” approach to feeling of,
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Cheney as prime candidate for,
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Cheney’s father and grandfather and,
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Cheney’s second (1984),
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Cheney’s third (1988),
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Cheney’s fourth (2000),
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Cheney’s fifth (2010),
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Cheney’s reflections on life after,
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Cheney’s statements to media on,
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coronary care units (CCUs) to monitor,
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defibrillation after,
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diet and risk of,
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drugs for treating,
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Eisenhower’s experience of,
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exercise and activity after,
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false alarms instead of,
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family history and risk factors for,
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fitness for a job after,
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follow-up tests for monitor,
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Framingham study on,
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Granddad Cheney’s death from,
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“hard work” advice following,
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level of activity after,
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Reiner on patient’s experience of,
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research on causes of,
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smoking cessation after,
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smoking related to,
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standard of care in 1950s for,
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surviving,
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symptoms before,
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time criticality in treating,
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treatment after hospital discharge for,
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heart disease

Cheney’s attitude toward,
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Cheney’s family history of,
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Cheney’s risk for developing,
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cholesterol levels and,
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diet and,
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end-stage.
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end-stage heart failure

fluid retention in,
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Framingham study of,
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life expectancy changes and increase in,
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risk factors for,
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vascular surgery risk related to,
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ventricular fibrillation (V Fib) with,
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heart disease as a political issue

balloon angioplasty and,
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bypass surgery and,
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Cheney’s view of his own health,
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Eisenhower’s experience with,
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heart attacks and,
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as secretary of defense and,
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as vice-presidential candidate in 2000 election and,
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Wyoming Congressional campaigns and,
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