Politics | Dick Cheney Dick Cheney Leaves Hospital Ex-VP discharged after a month, implantation of cardiac device By Marie Morris Posted Aug 9, 2010 5:30 PM CDT Copied Former Vice President Dick Cheney is interviewed on ABC's "This Week" in Washington, Feb. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/ABC, Fred Watkins) Former VP Dick Cheney left the hospital today, 6 weeks after being admitted because he was suffering "discomfort" and about a month after having a cardiac pump implanted. Cheney, 69, suffered his first heart attack at age 37, notes the Wall Street Journal. He will continue to recuperate at home, his office said in a statement. Read These Next In the early morning hours in East Hollywood, chaos. CEO resigns after appearance on Kiss Cam. ICE pulls crew members off Great Lakes cruise ships. Number of missing in Texas floods revised in a good way. Report an error