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Indications the surgery went well. we have known for years his heart was ailing. he had his first heart attack at the age of 37. four more would follow through the years. he had bypass surgeries, angioplasties. he had a ventricular assist device that served as a stop gap. if he was asked about the likelihood he would eventually need a new heart. >> the equipment i wear was originally put together as a transition device to keep somebody going until they could get a transplant. now it's gotten good enough that a lot of people live on it for years. i haven't made a decision what i'm going to do y...

Look at the flyer, passed along with the former bush administration officials, saying no way that cheney could make the commitment if he knew would be having a heart transplant. he had the first in 1937 and in july of 2010, he had a left ventricular assist device to help pump blood through his body. and because that have division, he thought he might do without a heart transplant. >> the equipment that i wear was originally put together as a transition device to keep somebody going until they could get a transplant. >> now, it's gotten good enough that a lot of people live on it for years. and...

Cardiac transplant list for more than 20 months. he's had five heart attacks since 1978. in july 2010, vice president cheney had a ventricular assist device installed to help pump blood through his body. two years later he said he still hadn't decided if he wanted a heart transplant. >> one of the questions is whether or not i want to go for a heart transplant. the equipment that i wear was originally put together as a transition device to keep somebody going until they could get a transplant. now it's gotten good enough that a lot of people live on it for years. i haven't made a decision what...

Heart attacks since he was 37. back in july, 2010, he had a left ventricle assist device. he told me at the end of the summer, he wasn't totally sold on a heart transplant. >> one of the questions is whether or not i want to go for a heart transplant. the equipment that i wear was put together as a transition device to keep somebody going until they could get a transplant. now it's gotten good enough that a lot of people live on it for years. i haven't made a decision what i will do yet. but that's one of the options i will have to look at down the road. >> we haven't heard from any of the doc...

A decision whether or not i want to go the transplant route. but i've now had this device implanted in my chest now for about 13 months. it has been magnificent. i'm back doing all of those things i wanted to do before i got sick. fish, hunt, write books. i'm traveling extensively now. >> sean: and you are dealing with the liberal media. are you on any heart transplant list? this used to be the transition device. >> it used to be the transitional device. i haven't described in great detail the position i'm in from the standpoint of discussion with my doctors. >> sean: okay you want to keep tha...