[Marie]

“Following this, a Nebraska doctor known to be anti-Atkins, and associated with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, requested Dr. Atkins’ medical records, which should not have been released, but which mistakenly were sent. The Medical Examiner’s report had a hand-written note that Atkins had a history of myocardial infarction (heart attack), congestive heart failure, and hypertension (written “h/o MI, CHF, HTN”). The above Committee made much of this and began the rumor that Atkins had “died of his own diet”. The misconceptions remain to this day. “

What is the point you were trying to make with this reference?

[Sprite518]

Per the above note...,

The medical examiner said Dr. Atkins had a history of myocardial infarction (heart attack), congestive heart failure, and hypertension.

[PA Engineer]

Please read the link. What was posted was what was purported to be in the autopsy report by The Physicians for Responsible Medicine (PETA). More from the article.

Cardiomyopathy

In 2000, Dr. Atkins developed cardiomyopathy, an incurable heart condition which has quite a few different causes. His was thought to be from a viral illness, and his physician stated at the time that there was no evidence that his diet contributed to the condition. His coronary arteries were reported to have been checked at that time and found to be free of blockages.

Cardiomyopathy makes it more likely that a person will have a cardiac arrest (heart stopping), which happened to him two years later. Again, the cardiac arrest was not thought to be diet related. His cardiologist stated that (other than the cardiomyopathy), Atkins had "an extraordinarily healthy cardiovascular system".

There was a point in making the reference. It was a very dishonest one at that.