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I'm guessing they haven't found all of his horcruxes yet.
Seriously though, this article is legitimate and raises a interesting point about where medical science has taken us.
Medicine and 'luck' on multiple heart attack survivors' side - CNN.com
Thoughts USMB?
Seriously though, this article is legitimate and raises a interesting point about where medical science has taken us.
Medicine and 'luck' on multiple heart attack survivors' side - CNN.com
"It's something we see often enough that we're not surprised about it," said Dr. Cam Patterson, chief of cardiology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, who is not involved in Cheney's care. "But it's also an indication that somebody has some luck on their side."
More patients are surviving multiple heart attacks because of procedures and drugs, Patterson said.
"We have patients who are taken to the [cardiac catheterization labs] to have blocked arteries opened up," he said. "We have stents to keep blocked arteries opened and high-potency drugs like statins that protect against risk factors that make heart disease progress rapidly."
Although these options help heart disease patients, they may not prevent another heart attack. Patients who've suffered a heart attack usually have more blockages in other vessels that weren't problematic earlier. But over time, the blockage builds and could cause future heart attacks, doctors said.
Cheney is expected to be discharged from the hospital in the next day or two, according to his office.
This month, former President Clinton was also hospitalized briefly because of a heart problem. Clinton received two stents to restore blood flow to a coronary artery after doctors discovered blockage.
The two have heart disease. This condition is the leading cause of death in the United States; more than 630,000 people die each year from it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Thoughts USMB?
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