Heart: An American Medical Odyssey (52 page)

as bridge to transplant,
262
–63,
284
,
301
,
303

Cheney on,
2
,
263
,
268
–69,
272
,
273
–74

daily life using,
277
–82,
283
,
307
–08

health changes after year of using,
307
–09

power units and backup batteries for,
279
–80

rehabilitation after,
276
–77,
300
–01,
303
–05

removal after heart transplant,
316

surgery for,
246
–48,
255
,
260
–76,
299

Leonardo da Vinci,
19
,
52

Lewis, Dr. Jannet,
229

Lieberman, Joe,
130
,
283

Life
magazine,
296
,
297

Lillehei, Dr. C. Walton,
92
,
295

Lindbergh, Charles,
92

Liotta, Dr. Domingo,
258

Lipitor,
40
,
82
,
197

Los Angeles Times,
172

Lott, Trent,
83

Lough, Dr. Fred,
240

lovastatin,
75
,
80
–81,
103

Lower, Dr. Richard,
287
–88,
290
,
293
,
296

Lown, Dr. Bernard¸
178
,
179

Lundberg, Dr. George,
124

Lundergan, Dr. Conor,
147
,
150

lung cancer,
23
,
24

Malakoff, Dr. Gary,
116
,
118
,
120
,
127
,
135
,
150
,
161
,
169
,
173
,
194
,
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,
204
,
217

Mansfield, Mike,
49

Maron, Dr. Barry,
178

Mason, Julia,
142
–43,
147
,
149
,
166
,
167
,
168
,
169
,
184

Massimiano, Dr. Paul,
269
,
270

Matalin, Mary¸
170
,
174
,
180

Mazhari, Dr. Ramesh,
56
,
251

McCain, John,
222

McConnell, John,
129
,
189

McGee, Gale,
14

McIntire, Ross,
126
,
127

McLean, Dan,
169

McRae, Donald,
293
–94,
296

Medawar, Peter,
289

Medtronic,
185
,
219
–20,
236

media coverage

atrial fibrillation and,
226
,
228

conference on heart disease and,
283
–84

coronary artery stenting and,
141
,
150
–52,
316

coronary balloon angioplasty and,
169
,
170
–73,
251
–52,
316

first heart attack (1978) and,
30
–32

implantable cardioverter defibrillator,
180
,
181
,
200

left ventricular assist device and,
279
,
280

popliteal aneurysm repair and,
210

Merck,
80
–81

Meyer, Joe,
14

Meyer, Mary,
14

Michel, Bob,
48
,
72
,
83
,
101

milrinone,
4
,
5
,
246
,
247
,
264
–65,
266
,
267

Mineta, Norm,
190

Mirowski, Mieczyslaw,
175
–79,
183

Mohamed bin Zayed, crown prince of Abu Dhabi,
244

Mohammed, Khalid Sheikh,
192

Mondell, Frank,
48

Morrow, Elisabeth,
92

Mower, Dr. Morton¸
177

Mubarak, Hosni,
105

Murphy, Jim,
8

Murray, Dr. Joseph,
289

Musharraf, Pervez,
212

Myers, Ozzie,
47

myocardial infarction (MI).
See
heart attack

Najera, Fernando,
142
,
168
–69

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute,
25
,
36
,
178
,
261

National Security Agency,
71
,
155
,
192

National Security Council,
101
,
105
,
191

Naughton, James,
27
–28

Naylor, John,
185

New England Journal of Medicine,
179

New York Times,
27
,
121
,
152
,
251
,
257
,
297

Nicholas, Dave,
30

9/11 terrorist attacks,
189
–92,
194
,
195
,
283

nitroglycerin,
34
,
73
–74,
135
,
136
,
165

Nixon, Richard M.,
9
,
28
,
29
,
43
,
102
,
106
,
124
,
154

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs),
211

nosebleed incidents,
243
,
248
–50

nuclear stress tests,
117
,
128
,
216

Nunn, Sam,
96
–97,
98
,
102

Obama, Barack,
222
,
233
,
235
,
241

Oforiwaa, Yaa,
116
,
119

Omran, Abdel,
20

Open Heart
(Cooper),
257
,
295

Operation Desert Storm,
105

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network,
301
,
302

Osler, Sir William,
35

pacemakers,
40
,
176
,
181
,
204
,
294

Paget, Stephen,
89
–90

Palmaz, Dr. Julio,
144
–45,
146
,
207

papaverine,
33
,
34

Parkinson’s disease,
108
–09

Paulson, Hank,
222

Pekkanen, John,
70

penicillin,
20

Perry, Kate,
158

Perry, Phil,
107

Peterson, Dr. Eric,
121

Philips,
167
,
169

Plavix,
40
,
197
,
250
,
252

Poindexter, John,
72

political action committee (PAC),
106

politics

Cheney’s love of,
12
,
71

family life and,
131

See also
heart disease as a political issue

popliteal aneurysm repair,
202
–11

potassium concentrations, and possible hyperkalemia,
188
–89,
193
–94

Potts, Dr. Willis,
92

Powell, Colin,
173

pravastatin (Pravachol),
81

press conferences.
See
media coverage

Putin, Vladimir,
221

Quayle, Dan,
86

Rakers, Pat,
277

Reagan, Ronald,
48
,
69
,
73
,
83
,
85
,
97
,
104
,
106
,
119

Rehn, Dr. Ludwig,
90
–91

Rehnquist, William,
161

Reid, Harry,
222

Reimer, Keith,
78

Reiner, Charisse,
134
,
167
,
188
,
198
,
211
,
263
,
300
,
309
,
312

Reiner, Jamie,
300
,
309

Reiner, Dr. Jonathan “Jon”

atrial fibrillation and,
226
–32,
245
,
260

back injury and herniated disk surgery and,
235
–36

bypass surgery and,
97
–98,
119
–20

checkups from,
161
–65,
167
,
199
,
200
–02,
216
–17,
236
–37

deep vein thrombosis and,
214
–15

early experience with typical heart attack and,
16
–18

fainting while driving and,
237
,
241

gradual changes in Cheney’s health,
233
–35

heart attack and,
76
–77,
134
–38,
141
–42,
146
–52,
244
,
252
,
255

heart transplant and,
284
,
285
–86,
306
,
309
–12,
315

Holter monitoring and,
164
,
165
,
174
,
175
,
179
–81

implantable cardioverter defibrillator and,
180
,
181
–85,
198
–99

left ventricular assist device and,
246
–48,
255
,
260
,
303
–05,
307
–09

medical transition plan after vice presidency and,
233
–35

nosebleed incidents and,
243
,
248
–50

popliteal aneurysm repair and,
202
–11

possible hyperkalemia and,
188
–89,
193
–94

ventricular fibrillation and,
225
,
241

Reiner, Melanie,
23
,
24
,
233

Reiner, Molly,
300
,
309

Rentrop, Peter,
79

Rhodes, John,
43
,
44

Richards, Dr. Dickinson,
54

Ridge, Tom,
116
,
173

Rivers of Recovery,
282

Roberts, Dr. William,
36

Rockefeller, Nelson,
112

Romano, Phil,
145
,
146

Roncalio, Teno,
13
,
14

Rongione, Dr. Anthony “Tony,”
268
,
269
–71,
274
,
311
,
312
,
313

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano,
125
–27

Rosner, Carolyn,
263
,
302

Ross, Dr. Allan,
6
,
70
,
71
,
74
–75,
76
,
77
,
84
,
97
,
98
,
102
–103,
116
,
120

rosuvastatin (Crestor),
40
,
81
–82

Rove, Karl,
114
,
131

Rumsfeld, Donald,
9
,
173

Rush, Boyd,
292
–93

Russell, John Richard,
290

Russert, Tim,
172

Saakashvili, Mikheil,
221

Saddam Hussein,
103
,
104
–05

Sadeghi, Dr. Nader,
249
,
250

Sankyo,
80

Saudi Arabia, visits to,
105
,
224
–25,
244

Scarlett, Dick,
245

Schatz, Dr. Richard,
145
,
146

Schlesinger, Arthur,
124

Scott, Jimmy,
190

Scowcroft, Brent,
100

Scudero, Jamie,
297

Scully, Matthew,
129

secretary of defense

Cheney as,
48
,
82
,
100
–06

Tower’s nomination to,
99
–100

Senate Armed Services Committee,
28
,
96
–97,
99
–100,
102
,
103

Seven Countries Study,
22

Sherman, Dr. Harry,
53
,
90
–91

shortness of breath

atrial fibrillation with,
227

Cheney’s symptoms of,
4
,
135
,
174
,
211
,
214
,
216
,
226
,
265
,
231
,
303

heart failure with,
254
,
303

Shumway, Dr. Norman,
287
–88,
290
,
293
,
296
,
297
–99

Siegel, Dr. Stephen,
122

Silva, Dan,
274

Simpson, Al,
12
–13,
48
,
71
,
102

simvastatin,
81

skiing,
45
,
84
,
87
,
97
,
99
,
108
,
118
,
158
,
309

sleep apnea,
3

Smith, Dr. Craig,
122

smoking

Cheney and,
8
–9,
12
,
25
,
41
,
45
,
50
,
57

Cheney’s family background of,
7
,
8

decline in rates of,
23
–24

Eisenhower and,
33

quitting after a heart attack,
24
,
41
,
50

Reiner’s sister and,
23

as risk factor,
8
–9,
12
,
24
,
25
,
215