| ■ Blood Clot in Cheney's Leg Shrinking | 07.04.27 |
| Doctors say the blood clot in U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's left leg is gradually shrinking, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. An ultrasound of the vice president's clot was done at his doctor's office Tuesday morning. Cheney, 66, then returned to the White House to resume his normal schedule, his spokeswoman Megan McGinn told the Associated Press. "The ultrasound was reassuring and showed that the clot is gradually resolving," McGinn said. "His blood-thinning medication was found to be in the desired range. The vice president's doctors advised him to continue the current course of treatment." The clot in Cheney's lower left leg was discovered March 5. This type of blood clot -- deep venous thrombosis -- can prove fatal if it breaks away and travels through the bloodstream to the lungs. |