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Another AD survivor in Huddersfield
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Cheryl Kerber Sep 7, 2011.
Richard Holbrooke
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Did anyone else spot this story today? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11858576 It sounds very much like an…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Peter Dec 15, 2010.
Human Trials of an artificial artery
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I found this today on the BBC website.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8435879.stmCharlesContinue
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Graeme Jan 4, 2010.
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Charles Jackson replied to tony jones's discussion Life After Aortic Dissection"Paul
On the smoking issue, I also had no cravings of any sort after my surgery. I'd assumed that being unconscious for 4 days got me through the withdrawal period but even after release from hospital I had no cravings in the sort…"
Peter replied to Charles Jackson's discussion Richard Holbrooke"The French TV news (Journal de France 2) reported on Dec.14 Richard Holbrooke died of a heart attack (crise cardiaque). Same day, ABC News/Health accurately reports: "Richard Holbrooke dies after suffering aortic dissection" "
Kimberlee Jones replied to Charles Jackson's discussion Richard Holbrooke"I feel the opposite the need to keep it related, after all how many times are the symptoms mistaken for a heart attack or blood clot or other. What needs to be done is awareness, education, so when someone comes in with chest pain the first response…"
Benjamin S Dunham replied to Charles Jackson's discussion Richard Holbrooke"(Kimerlee, couldn't find a reply button under your message.) Yes, the doctors who treat AD are in the cardiovascular area. But as I see it, the need to distinguish AD from heart problems is that, for the medics and ER doctors, AD calls for a…"
Kimberlee Jones replied to Charles Jackson's discussion Richard Holbrooke"In that case wouldn't cardiovascular cover it?"
Benjamin S Dunham replied to Charles Jackson's discussion Richard Holbrooke"Isn't there some merit in distinguishing between AD and heart disease? Doesn't grouping it with heart disease make it that much more difficult to diagnose? The medics taking me to the hospital treated it as a heart attack (with…"
Kimberlee Jones replied to Charles Jackson's discussion Richard Holbrooke"OK this got me curious, I went to the American Heart Association site and did a search for aortic dissection. I happy to report results. Hmm now why would it be a heart disease in American but not Britain? Ugh it is frustrating."
Graeme replied to Charles Jackson's discussion Richard Holbrooke"Kimberlee..
Here's the British Heart Foundation website.. search it for 'Aortic Dissection' - nuttin'... (they actually have a PDF document on AD but its only comes up on a Google search with BHF AND Aortic Dissection…"
Kimberlee Jones replied to Charles Jackson's discussion Richard Holbrooke"It brought tears to my eyes to find he had passed on. As an American this isn't the first time AD was not mentioned in a famous AD death. John Ritter's death was reported as an aneurysm with no mention of AD, it wasn't until I…"
Graeme replied to Charles Jackson's discussion Richard Holbrooke"Sad, but true.
Its the 'head in sand' attitude we all see.. and still see almost daily.. pretty scary actually for a catastrophic condition that kills over 20,000 people in the US a year alone... here in the UK when I approached the…"
Benjamin S Dunham replied to Charles Jackson's discussion Richard Holbrooke"Here's what CNN had as a medical analyis:
CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta said the tearing of one of the layers of the walls of the aorta "happens suddenly." It typically is associated with high blood pressure and…"
Richard Deal replied to Charles Jackson's discussion Richard Holbrooke"poor man...
i am a little annoyed though that at no point is the word dissection mentioned, nor is there an explanation offered as to how a "tear" in the aorta can be so deadly... this would be good meat for an editorial type article to…"
Graeme replied to Charles Jackson's discussion Richard Holbrooke"Vale Richard Holbrook: 1941-2010From the Aotic Dissection Group
14-12-2010"
Graeme replied to Charles Jackson's discussion Richard Holbrooke"Charles..
well done! And yes from all of us here.
thanks
Graeme"
Liz replied to Charles Jackson's discussion Richard Holbrooke"My partners AD - after 15 minutes of convincing er doctors to
Give him a ct scan took him straight in and he was diagnosed
Correctly immediately!! Thank god! However probably the fact that
He has marfans syndrome helped with this and his…"
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