The 71-year-old politician underwent surgery at Inova Fairfax Hospital in northern Virginia, according to Fox News and CBS News, which quoted a spokesman from his office. 
	Cheney had been on a transplant waiting list for 20 months, according to a statement cited in the reports. 
	Cheney, a one-time heavy smoker, had suffered five heart attacks since 1978, when he was 37. 
	The hospital told dpa it had no comment on Cheney&#39;s hospitalization.//DPA 
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Former US vice president Cheney receives heart transplant

Washington - Former US vice president Dick Cheney received a heart transplant Saturday at a Virginia hospital, broadcast media reported.