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Reminiscent of the untimely death of Douglas Adams [1] (author of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", etc.) at 49, post-exercise: Adams died of a heart att
by qohen 11y ago
Reminiscent of the untimely death of Douglas Adams [1] (author of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", etc.) at 49, post-exercise:
Adams died of a heart attack on 11 May 2001, aged 49, after resting from his regular workout at a private gym in Montecito, California. He had unknowingly suffered a gradual narrowing of the coronary arteries, which led at that moment to a myocardial infarction and a fatal cardiac arrhythmia.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Adams#Death_and_legacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Adams#Death_and_legacy
- mkagenius 11y agohttp://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/heart/disorders/coronary-artery-disease/understandingcad http://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/heart/disorders/coron... > The American Heart Association (AHA) estimates that about every 34 seconds, an American will have a heart attack. In addition, the lifetime risk of having cardiovascular disease after age 40 is 2 in 3 men and more than 1 in 2 women." These numbers are so high :(
- cafard 11y agoIt seems to me that this must use a very broad definition of cardiovascular disease.