Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney was released from the hospital Tuesday after a heart transplant ten days earlier, a spokeswoman said. “As he leaves the hospital, the former vice president and his family want to again express their deep gratitude to the donor and the donor's family for this remarkable gift,” the spokeswoman said. Cheney, 71, has had a history of heart problems, having suffered five heart attacks since the age of 37. He received the heart from an anonymous donor after being on the waiting list for more than 20 months. Cheney was released from Inova Fairfax Hospital Heart and Vascular Institute in Virginia.