The science that extended Dick Cheney’s life was a choice

November 7, 2025 - Charles "Chaz" Hong, MD, PhD

Former vice president Dick Cheney’s death stunned me this week — because of how extraordinarily long he lived in defiance of a failing heart. His decades-long journey through cardiovascular catastrophe mirrors the triumphant arc of modern medicine, which has turned what was once a death sentence into a chronicle of survival built on relentless scientific progress.

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