[neverdem]

[RobbyS]

Einstein also died from one of these.

[null and void]

dissecting ping

[calex59]

How a Torn Aorta Can Do Lethal Damage

Wouldn't this sentence alone be self explanatory to anyone at all familiar with what an Aorta is?

[StayoutdaBushesWay]

If you've been or are a smoker, have had hypertension, and between 55-70 years old, please get screened. I would even suggest younger if you've had long term uncontrolled high blood pressure (IMHO). If you've been diagnosed with a bicuspid aortic valve in your life get screened regularly. I studied this in Cardiac Sonography school, and believe me this isn't something to mess around with. All it takes is a simple ultrasound and that could save your life.
They can catch it while it's still a dissection and repair it before it becomes an aneurysm.

[LadyDoc]

this is what John Ritter died from, and the previous first gentleman of the Philippines actually was diagnosed and lived through the surgery....

[Slings and Arrows]

In related news: Water wet, fire burns.

[Strk321]

A ruptured aorta is what killed John Lennon too, although in his case it wasn’t due to natural causes.

[23 Everest]

Proof, we need government takeover of health care./sac

Why didn't they take him to Cuba? According to Moose Moore they have fantastic health care on the little Caribbean island. Oh wait they banded his movie down there because is was full of Barbara Streisand.

[dennisw]

Holbrook would still be alive if he had retired and tended his garden and orchids. But he was unable to do this. I’ll bet his wife told him to slow down but his massive ego demanded that he stay with his diplomatic missions. In Yugoslavia he helped Muslims take over Kosovo. So he was dynamic and kicked up a lot of dust traveling around on diplomacy..... But to what avail? Only an idiot helps Muslims expand their territories.

[Berlin_Freeper]

I still want a toxicology test.

[bert]

If it ain’t one thing, it’s something else.

As I approach 69, there is but another mortal consideration

[The Comedian]

Next in this article series: "How Decapitation Can Do Lethal Damage"

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[StayoutdaBushesWay]

I'm so sorry about my first post #7. I mistyped, typing faster than my brain processed. Anyway I wrote “before the dissection turns into an aneurysm”, I meant to say "complete rupture", not aneurysm.
I hate when I mistype, especially with such a serious topic.

[MoochPooch]

My brother might have died from this. Last year, Monday, he complained of chest pains & went to UCLA hospital, which did tests but found nothing conclusive. They told him to come back Friday for a follow-up.

Thursday afternoon, at work, he simply dropped dead. Because Jewish law prohibited an autopsy, we’ll never know for sure what killed him.