HOW A FATAL HEART ATTACK HAPPENS - TIM RUSSERT
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Uploaded by eperper999 on Jun 14, 2008
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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is the sound effects really necessary? the explosion
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Damn! If I'm correct, the LAD artery is known as the widowmaker in cardiology circles....
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I totally understand how the fuck I ended up here o.o
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I could smell it. I just didn't know what it was.
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you really need a sensor to make sure that someone is dead. This cat and mouse game gets old. Then they're coming at me some more. I'm going to keep saying, "fuck you" while trying to recover. Putin owes me.
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as if I wasn't cognitively dead after that one, they came back. "HOW DID SHE SURVIVE?" Here's my theory, the cyanide stopped my heart before my breathing. Therefore, I went into a coma and you didn't give me enough to finish me off. I didn't need as much air in that state.
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The things between were like, "we found your body."
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it was weird when my heart stopped. It's a horrific feeling. I saw the world go black and I couldn't breath, and I was like, itz over! Then I woke up like days later. Cyanide.
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You are dumb.
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@skidooracermxz the plaque that exploded looked like blood the plaque that exploded looked like lava
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its due to going excessively to mcdonalds
mooda4208 2 years ago 36
the plaque tht exploded looked like lava
skidooracermxz 2 years ago 23