CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: In the meantime, Republican vice presidential running mate Dick Cheney may be released today from a Washington hospital. He underwent surgery, as you know, two days ago after having a slight heart attack. CNN medical correspondent Rhonda Rowland, standing by in Washington, has an update on Mr. Cheney's condition. How is he doing, Rhonda?</s>RHONDA ROWLAND, CNN CORRESPONDENT: He is doing pretty good, Carol. What we are hearing is the hospital is preparing for his departure. In fact, we are hearing, he could leave as early as 10:30 this morning. And this may seem like a rather brief hospital stay for someone who has just had a heart attack, although a small one, just two days ago. But typically, with patients who have had the kind of procedure Mr. Cheney has had, which is the angioplasty, followed by a stent, they leave after just 24 hours. In his case, he was kept a little bit longer because of the heart attack, and that is so doctors can monitor him, make sure he doesn't have any further chest pain or discomfort. They continue to do blood enzyme tests to make sure that there is no further damage to the heart muscle. They monitor his heart and watch for irregular heart beats. And then next -- the next step for patients like Mr. Cheney is when they are sent home, they are given a list of medications, and also they are told that they have to make sure they exercise and eat right -- Carol.</s>LIN: All right, thank you very much, Rhonda Rowland. Good advice for all of us.
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