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Boehner chief of staff dies at 46 (apparent heart attack)
Politico.com ^ | 1/10/10 | Patrick O'Connor

Posted on 01/10/2010 12:49:40 PM PST by NormsRevenge

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To: maggief

Sad. Prayers for her eternal rest and family.


21 posted on 01/10/2010 1:21:04 PM PST by Steelfish
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To: sazerac

The one thing about a heart attack is that you can have one and not really be aware of it. We always think of heart attacks as an episode of acute pain or pressure in the chest, but that’s not necessarily so...especially in women. My heart problems were diagnosed when I had shortness of breath. The arrest happened after what seemed to be some kind of stomach flu. Trouble is that women often ignore symptoms (if there are any) especially if they don’t feel any pain. Cardiac diseases are the number one killer of women (not breast cancer of any of the other illnesses you might think).

A cardiac arrest is usually fatal — I think the statistic is something like only a 5% survival rate. Men and women both often die when they are alone or with others who don’t recognize the symptoms. I was lucky; I was already in the hospital for dehydration from that “flu” — had I not been monitored, help would not have come in time, and I might not be alive today.


22 posted on 01/10/2010 1:22:26 PM PST by fatnotlazy (Hey, Al Gore: How's that global warming thing working out for ya?)
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I’m done hijacking the thread and trying to sound like an expert (which I’m not).

So may I add: rest in peace and comfort to her family and friends.


23 posted on 01/10/2010 1:27:12 PM PST by fatnotlazy
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To: My Favorite Headache
My dad died at 45 of one...it’s horrid when it happens this young.

My mom died of a massive heart attack on Christmas Eve in 1994. I was 24 my brother was 13. I took me the better part of eight years to finally come to grips with it and my brother still suffers all these years later.

My heart goes out to anybody that looses a loved one so young.

May she rest in peace.

24 posted on 01/10/2010 1:27:24 PM PST by bayliving (1 if by land, 2 if by sea and 3 if by our own government.)
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To: ThunderSleeps
Good God people, give it a rest!

Prayers to Paula's family and friends and colleagues on the Hill. What a shock.

25 posted on 01/10/2010 1:35:13 PM PST by rabidralph ("Precedenting" is a lot tougher than community organizing.)
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To: NormsRevenge

A very sad and sudden passing.
Condolences to her family, colleagues and friends.


26 posted on 01/10/2010 1:41:07 PM PST by onyx
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To: NormsRevenge

Another possible cause might be a pulmonary embolism, and their symptoms can be similar to a heart attack.

May God comfort her family.


27 posted on 01/10/2010 1:51:46 PM PST by Grandma Pam
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To: sazerac
It’s also good to take an aspirin once a day as a prophylactic. People usually use baby aspirin for this.

O' rilly?

What if you take plavix or coumadin? What if you have a history of bleeding disorders? How about if you take NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, naproxen), corticosteroids like prednisone, methotrexate, certain medications for gout like probenecid, sulfinpyrazone, diabetes drugs like chlorpropamide, glyburide, anti-seizure drugs phenytoin, valproic acid, high blood pressure drugs ACE inhibitors such as captopril, beta blockers such as metoprolol, SSRI antidepressants , fluoxetine, sertraline, "water pills" diuretics such as furosemide, spironolactone?

Maybe everybody shouldn't take an aspirin a day? Maybe certain people that have been screened should take an aspirin a day.

Of course your mileage may differ and past performance is no guarantee of future results.

I don't think that all people should take aspirin. But that's just me..

28 posted on 01/10/2010 2:38:13 PM PST by erman
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To: bayliving

Amen and blessings to you guys as well...I was 11 and my brother was 15.


29 posted on 01/10/2010 2:45:48 PM PST by My Favorite Headache
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To: browniexyz

...Is it just me who is a little bit frightened by this story?

If you think its foul play, yes, its just you. Lots of ladies in their forties succumb to heart failure. I would wager she was one of them.


30 posted on 01/10/2010 2:47:07 PM PST by mono
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To: mono

And it is SUCH a stressful time for her, after all.


31 posted on 01/10/2010 2:56:23 PM PST by browniexyz
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To: My Favorite Headache

That’s what happened to my brother at 50. That’s what is going to happen to me. I’m 44.


32 posted on 01/10/2010 3:02:46 PM PST by CalvaryJohn (What is keeping that damned asteroid?)
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To: CalvaryJohn

I have heart history in my family, and also stroke. I studied the diets of people who don’t get heart attacks and have tried to copy them as best I can. What happened to Boehner’s chief of staff is probably the same thing that happened to John Ritter where the artery near his heart split. I have found that keeping my innards properly oiled can possibly reduce my chances of having such a problem occur. My diet is nutritionally sound and I take a good amount of omega-3s, cod liver oil and use olive oil all the time.


33 posted on 01/10/2010 3:22:48 PM PST by Slyfox
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To: NormsRevenge

RIP.


34 posted on 01/10/2010 4:00:57 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: NormsRevenge

How sad. May she rest in peace. My condolences to her family.


35 posted on 01/10/2010 4:07:56 PM PST by ContraryMary (GWB -- He kept us safe after 9/11)
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