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How a Fatal Heart Attack Happens - Tim Russert

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This 3D animation depicts how Tim Russert's fatal heart attack most likely occurred. It is based on the preliminary autopsy findings released today (6/15/08). Mr. Russert ruptured a "vulnerable" coronary plaque in his left anterior descending coronary artery (also known as the "LAD") which supplies blood to the anterior wall of the left ventricle, the main pumping chamber. The rupture caused immediate formation of a large blood clot (thrombus) which totally obstructed the artery and cut off blood flow to the heart muscle; a "fresh" clot was found in the LAD artery at the autopsy. This precipitated a fatal cardiac arrhythmia, most likely ventricular fibrillation, which was unresponsive to resuscitative efforts. Most heart attacks (myocardial infarctions) are caused by rupture of "vulnerable" plaques that often do not interfere with blood flow or cause symptoms. This may explain why Mr. Russert had no symptoms (such as chest pain) and reportedly had a normal exercise test less than 2 months ago.
For more information about this animation, please contact Dr. Edward Perper at perper@animationmd.com

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How a Fatal Heart Attack Happens - Tim Russert

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  • wow vert ...

    wow vert interesting.

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  • bullcrap

    bullcrap

    By paclitaxel [Affiliate User] 1219392150 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Your body produces ...

    Your body produces cholesterol for good reason, not by mistake. LDL and HDL are proteins not cholesterol(s). LDL binds to -c- and get it through your blood to its needed place, HDL recycles -C- back to its maker, the liver. 'Porphyromonas gigivalis' (plaque) lives on oxodized, undersized LDL and the -C- stuck in arteries.

    -C- is not the problem.

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  • Talk to you dental ...

    Talk to you dental hygienist, same plaque that's on your teeth.

    'Porphyromonas gigivalis' is a living bacteria. 24 hrs on your teeth, it excretes an acid (that's how it communicates), another day and a half, it grows a tail and can bore into teeth, get into the blood stream... and it does.

    You/we are at war with this bacteria, too much and you go down like Russert and millions of others. Baking soda will disolve plaque, its all I use on my teeth.

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  • That's a very ...

    That's a very interesting theory. I've never heard that plaque is a living organism. Can you tell me where you read or heard that? Have any scientific studies been done showing this? Thanks for your comment!

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  • Plaque is a living ...

    Plaque is a living organisim, a bacteria. The western diet is favored by this bacteria.

    Russert ate S**t food (like all the rest) and paid for it with his life. get ahold of your diet.

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  • scary

    scary

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