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Commentator Andrew Breitbart died of heart failure, narrowing of artery, coroner finds
Boston Herald ^ | May 17, 2012 | Andrew Blankstein and Richard Winton

Posted on 05/17/2012 10:03:40 AM PDT by Smokeyblue

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To: Smokeyblue

And IIRC, there were reports of his face turning “cherry-red”... whatever that means. Could it have come from choking for air/ respiratory collapse? Poison? Just asking. Anyone know?


21 posted on 05/17/2012 10:40:04 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (All liberals & most demoncraps think that life is just a sponge bath, with a happy ending.)
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To: null and void

Actually, 60% isn’t that uncommon, having to do with fluid dynamics.

It’s the old “garden hose rule”, which is to take a garden hose with a kink in it, and watch the flow of water as you tighten the kink. It will continue with very little obvious decrease until it is almost completely cut off. Then suddenly it stops.

The same rule applies with plaque build up in the arteries.

It is also a bugger to diagnose without using medical imagining, which they do a lot of.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_imaging

The most recent trendy diagnosis for people over 60 is to check for such buildup in their neck, in the carotid artery and jugular vein. These are the bodies high pressure fire hoses, so the assumption was that they were less prone to narrowing. This was a wrong assumption, and this common condition can be deadly. So elderly people are getting systematically checked for this.


22 posted on 05/17/2012 10:40:19 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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To: Sioux-san

In related news, I’m sure Netenyahu is salivating at the chance to have dinner at Ahmadinnerjack’s residence. Just let bygones be bygones, and enjoy a REALLY Great meal.


23 posted on 05/17/2012 10:40:58 AM PDT by C210N ("ask not what the candidate can do for you, ask what you can do for the candidate" (Breitbart, 2012))
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To: C210N

I really don’t understand how Andrew could have even agreed to pose with Ayers for a picture. I couldn’t imagine agreeing to it.


24 posted on 05/17/2012 10:41:46 AM PDT by Jay Santos CP ("Idiocracy"... It's no longer just a movie.)
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To: crosshairs

Exactly. And where is the ONLY direct witness to Breitbart’s death, Chris Lasseter? Was he involved in Breitbart’s death or did he hide out of fear for his life? Breitbart was said to appear flush red with an odd band of white color around his forehead and scalp. Heart failure would cause a person to appear grayish or bluish, not flush red; That could indicate overpressure in the circulatory system.


25 posted on 05/17/2012 10:41:46 AM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: Cinnamontea
"This is what I don't get. If his condition was that serious, why wasn't he on any kind of medication? There were no prescription meds found in his system."

Why wasn't Lisinopril (Zestril) or Coreg found in his system. These are well known heart failure drugs that prolong life.

26 posted on 05/17/2012 10:42:05 AM PDT by skimask
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To: null and void

You got that right - a thought that is never lost on me.


27 posted on 05/17/2012 10:43:17 AM PDT by Sioux-san
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To: Cinnamontea

Because he wasn’t that sick - diet and exercise is what the doctor told him would help the most....same thing they tell me every year....


28 posted on 05/17/2012 10:45:08 AM PDT by Sioux-san
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To: Mom MD

“According to the autopsy report, Breitbart had been diagnosed with congestive heart failure in 2011 after being rushed by ambulance to the same hospital because he had shortness of breath.

He was released from the hospital after a few days in 2011, and he began exercising and dieting, the report said.”

I’m assuming by your screen name you are an MD, does it seem likely to you that Breitbart would not be on some type of medication after the 2011 incident? Is that common?


29 posted on 05/17/2012 10:45:18 AM PDT by Smokeyblue
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To: Mom MD
I assume from the MD in your screen name that you are a physician. (the other choice being you are in Maryland)

IF he really was hospitalized for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy last year would he have been receiving medications or ongoing treatment?

No medication was found in his system...

30 posted on 05/17/2012 10:46:30 AM PDT by null and void (Day 1213 of our ObamaVacation from reality [and what dark chill/is gathering still/before the storm])
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To: Mom MD

Quit using medical knowledge and Occam’s razor. It’s clearly the Bilderbergers and George Soros.


31 posted on 05/17/2012 10:49:47 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: carriage_hill

The reports were of bright red face and white top of the head all around.

This is consistent with sodium azide poisoning. (Sodium azide is the propellant in automotive airbags)


32 posted on 05/17/2012 10:51:17 AM PDT by null and void (Day 1213 of our ObamaVacation from reality [and what dark chill/is gathering still/before the storm])
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To: Sioux-san

We can only hope it is quick.


33 posted on 05/17/2012 10:53:54 AM PDT by null and void (Day 1213 of our ObamaVacation from reality [and what dark chill/is gathering still/before the storm])
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To: null and void

That always is my prayer ;o)


34 posted on 05/17/2012 10:56:12 AM PDT by Sioux-san
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To: mnehring; COUNTrecount; Nowhere Man; FightThePower!; C. Edmund Wright; jacob allen; Travis McGee; ..
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Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping!

To get onto The Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping List you need to threaten to report me to the Admin if I don’t add you to the list...

35 posted on 05/17/2012 10:57:50 AM PDT by null and void (Day 1213 of our ObamaVacation from reality [and what dark chill/is gathering still/before the storm])
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To: Jay Santos CP

I really don’t understand how Andrew could have even agreed to pose with Ayers for a picture. I couldn’t imagine agreeing to it.


I can’t imagine having dinner with the scum, either.


36 posted on 05/17/2012 11:00:11 AM PDT by unkus (Silence Is Consent)
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To: Sioux-san

Here's the menu for the dinner which took place on Feb. 05, 2012 (Super Bowl Sunday):

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Hoisin Ribs and Cucumbers ~~~ Carrot Ginger Soup ~~~ Green Salad with Avocado and Cranberries ~~~ White Fish Black and Red Quinoa with Tofu ~~~ Midwest Farmhouse Cheeses ~~~ Apple Pie and AmeriCone Dream Ice Cream

Chefs, Team Ayers/Dohrn

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Also ironic is Breitbart's death occurring the same night as his phone call with Sheriff Arpaio about Obama's eligibility investigation. He died on the eve of Sheriff Arpaio's first 'Obama eligibility' news conference.. And whatever happened to the tapes Breitbart said to have had, which was going to expose Obama's past? I seriously doubt the one Hannity showed of the professor was the extent of it, although we're supposed to believe that I guess.

37 posted on 05/17/2012 11:02:43 AM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: C210N

The week before Breitbart died, he subbed for Dennis Miller. It was strange - he was happily discussing his dinner with the Ayers freak - as if it was some great achievement. And he kept going on and on about how great the food was. I kept thinking: when are you going to talk about the questions you asked him? But it never happened. It was all about the excitement and fun of dining with Ayers. I loved Breitbart and it was a horrible shock to learn of his death but I never forgot that odd opening monologue.


38 posted on 05/17/2012 11:04:13 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: unkus; Jay Santos CP
It really is hard to imagine his thinking, but a possible glimpse into his thought process can be gleamed from Andrew's CPAC speech, where he talks about it...
39 posted on 05/17/2012 11:04:34 AM PDT by C210N ("ask not what the candidate can do for you, ask what you can do for the candidate" (Breitbart, 2012))
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To: Smokeyblue

They were unable to get any signs of life out of him either at the scene or at the hospital, according to the ER report. He was dead when they found him, never got any signs of life out of him, but they didn’t pronounce him dead until all means had been exhausted in the ER.


40 posted on 05/17/2012 11:04:39 AM PDT by butterdezillion
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