Politics | Dick Cheney Dick Cheney Hospitalized With Chest Pain Former VP in stable condition, staff says By Will McCahill Posted Feb 22, 2010 7:09 PM CST Copied Former Vice President Dick Cheney. (AP Photo) Dick Cheney is in a Washington hospital tonight after suffering from chest pains, his staff says. Doctors performed an angiogram on the former vice president—69 and with a history of heart trouble—and could administer further treatment tomorrow. Read These Next Khamenei didn't expect strike, especially in daylight. Abduction survivor's story is one of pain and resilience. Baby born deep in Amazon rainforest is 'a source of hope.' An undersea cable that changed our world is coming up. Report an error