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 If you're going on a Royal Caribbean cruise, check your dates. Try 'microshifting' if the 9-to-5 grind is wearing on you. US boat strike in Eastern Pacific leaves survivors. Things are dire in Cuba, but help is starting to flow in. Report an error