Dick Cheney hospitalised

WASHINGTON – US Vice President Dick Cheney was taken to a Washington hospital early yesterday, suffering from shortness of breath, according to a statement from the vice president’s office.

The vice president, who has had four heart attacks, was taken to George Washington University Hospital around 3 a.m. (0800 GMT) and was expected to return home later today, the statement said.Doctors administered an EKG, a test that monitors the electrical activity of the heart, and “found that it was unchanged,” the statement said.Doctors “determined that (Cheney) was retaining fluid as a result of anti-inflammatory medication he has been taking for a foot problem.(The doctors) have placed him on a diuretic and he is expected to return home later today,” the statement said.Last week, Cheney was walking with the help of a cane.A spokeswoman would not give specifics about the vice president’s ailing left foot but said it was a recurrence of a condition that was being treated with rest and anti-inflammatory medication.- Nampa-Reuters(0800 GMT) and was expected to return home later today, the statement said.Doctors administered an EKG, a test that monitors the electrical activity of the heart, and “found that it was unchanged,” the statement said.Doctors “determined that (Cheney) was retaining fluid as a result of anti-inflammatory medication he has been taking for a foot problem.(The doctors) have placed him on a diuretic and he is expected to return home later today,” the statement said.Last week, Cheney was walking with the help of a cane.A spokeswoman would not give specifics about the vice president’s ailing left foot but said it was a recurrence of a condition that was being treated with rest and anti-inflammatory medication.- Nampa-Reuters