tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post4651105048935722498..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: The Tim Russert FalloutDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-15187580024971399452008-07-01T11:41:00.000-05:002008-07-01T11:41:00.000-05:00"I know somebody that smoked six packs of butts a ..."I know somebody that smoked six packs of butts a day for eighty years and lived to be one hundred years old."<BR/><BR/>That is the sort of reverse twisted logic many commenters are using here. I do agree that a pharmaceutical solution is a band aid on top of an injury that is already present or maybe even on top of a ticking time bomb. That being said, eating a balanced diet, getting regular Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-45765800805218482732008-06-27T11:25:00.000-05:002008-06-27T11:25:00.000-05:00I thought people were shocked because they were th...I thought people were shocked because they were thinking about their own mortality... <BR/><BR/>I mean he did die quite young, and SO many people have risk factors for heart disease... I wonder if they didn't think about their mortality till that very moment. <BR/><BR/>I was upset because he was one of the few serious news reporters on tv who didnt yell the news to me and didnt stand down to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-66339433326851016622008-06-24T23:23:00.000-05:002008-06-24T23:23:00.000-05:00I think inflammation is BIG, and in our zeal to st...I think inflammation is BIG, and in our zeal to stop eating saturated fats, which we have eaten since time began, we have switched to vegetable oils (brand new to the diet from about 1910). Considering heart disease was rare in the early 1900s, this is telling. Vegetable oils by definition are polyunsaturates, meaning they are very unstable, react with oxygen when heated, go rancid and cause Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-57679086950835670072008-06-18T22:16:00.000-05:002008-06-18T22:16:00.000-05:00You would think with all the media attention on Ru...You would think with all the media attention on Russert's death that we would see some real public education on what coronary disease really is. Nope! I've seen a good number of cardiologists and surgeons come on CNN and Foxnews trying to "educate" people on how to prevent this. CT scans, angiograms, yearly stress tests will save you. See your doctor! Ha! Three months into my cardiology Ablate This!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03835353799229337582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-92047171101921722082008-06-18T20:41:00.000-05:002008-06-18T20:41:00.000-05:00Just a question; could taking statins (and perhaps...Just a question; could taking statins (and perhaps changing his LDL levels too drastically) have contributed?Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450897654318345683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-12681929755500795862008-06-18T14:14:00.000-05:002008-06-18T14:14:00.000-05:00Yeah, well, the same exact thing happened to my hu...Yeah, well, the same exact thing happened to my husband nearly 3 weeks ago as happened to Tim Russert. <BR/><BR/>My husband did everything he was supposed to do - ate right, exercised, had all the tests, took vitamins, wasn't overweight, no symptoms, no complaints - nothing.<BR/><BR/>And just like Mr. Russert, he was at work laughing and talking and then one second later he was gone. CPR and an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-71676722015775290142008-06-18T12:40:00.000-05:002008-06-18T12:40:00.000-05:00Very well said; so many people want to blame other...Very well said; so many people want to blame others and take no responsibility for their own acts. My best friend had surgery to install stents; she had married a man who had survived three heart attacks, and she managed her weight, carefully policed their fats and cholesterol intake, exercised daily by taking a 2-mile walk, stopped smoking, and she still died of a massive heart attack at the jbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415364284275933244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-55886799949665595232008-06-18T11:59:00.000-05:002008-06-18T11:59:00.000-05:00One wonders how many healthy (low "risk factor") p...One wonders how many healthy (low "risk factor") people with "healthy lifestyles" die from sudden heart attacks each year??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-34116868150970381352008-06-18T11:50:00.000-05:002008-06-18T11:50:00.000-05:00If you listen to the trial lawyers, the concepts o...If you listen to the trial lawyers, the concepts of odds and risk do not exist - except at the casino and the racetrack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-31884941445297498472008-06-18T11:18:00.000-05:002008-06-18T11:18:00.000-05:00Well said. I read the transcript of the Larry King...Well said. I read the transcript of the Larry King show where he interviewed Russert's doctors and over and over again asked "what could he have done to prevent this?" and "do you feel you could have done something better?" All our best treatments do is offer risk reduction, which is not the same thing is removing the risk entirely. Some people will continue to have heart attacks despite proper Tiny Shrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584375132138526435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-35163103558268434392008-06-18T08:00:00.000-05:002008-06-18T08:00:00.000-05:00vreni-The microvascular concept has been around qu...vreni-<BR/><BR/>The microvascular concept has been around quite some time, in this case called "myogenic" theory. In Tim's case, ischemia, whatever the cause, likely resulted in a fatal cardiac arrhythmia. Was it from a partially blocked artery, or a fully blocked one, or maybe a fully blocked one the re-opened? Given the time required to lose consciousness (seconds) and the confounding DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-27837740832912867712008-06-18T07:49:00.000-05:002008-06-18T07:49:00.000-05:00I used to get weirded out about the possibility of...I used to get weirded out about the possibility of dying suddenly with LQTS. Until of course I got cancer and then the possibility of a swift clean death took on a whole new vantage point. I still see my cardiologist, but we now have a different understanding.Lisa https://www.blogger.com/profile/09324961653370110887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-62762017666461988862008-06-18T07:27:00.000-05:002008-06-18T07:27:00.000-05:00Oh, I forgot to add... "Wish you were my Doc."Chee...Oh, I forgot to add... <BR/><BR/>"Wish you were my Doc."<BR/><BR/>Cheers!<BR/><BR/>Cap'n JanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-41227074257239838862008-06-18T07:25:00.000-05:002008-06-18T07:25:00.000-05:00Well said, Dr. Wes.In this environment of 'blame t...Well said, Dr. Wes.<BR/><BR/>In this environment of 'blame the victim', it is comforting to see that you have the compassion to see through to the truth, and that is, we can't always dodge the bullet.<BR/><BR/>It is understandable that people are desperately looking for the 'reason' - they fear for their own mortality, and want to be comforted that it could not happen to them because "they take Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-7630427725401693192008-06-18T02:59:00.000-05:002008-06-18T02:59:00.000-05:00There was an article in the Wall Street Journal to...There was an article in the Wall Street Journal today (6/17) on how people feared sudden death from an MI. Folks, you have to die sometime, and die of something... I swear, American marketing has some people thinking that death is somehow optional! The plan of a good diet, exercise, and minimizing stress will make the life you have better and longer, that's all (and that's plenty).Marcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930813831113945752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-73899924687698095962008-06-18T00:19:00.000-05:002008-06-18T00:19:00.000-05:00When it is not known the reason for Tim Russert's ...When it is not known the reason for Tim Russert's untimely death, it make many people question, 'what could have gone wrong'?<BR/><BR/>Not that there is an answer, but I am convinced that there had to be something that has not been revealed, or symptoms Tim just kept to himself.<BR/><BR/>I am a believer that all illnesses comes from one of three things; dehydration, malnutrition, or stress.<BR/><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-41893720856098760252008-06-17T22:41:00.000-05:002008-06-17T22:41:00.000-05:00Could it be argued that the statins prolonged his ...Could it be argued that the statins prolonged his life?<BR/><BR/>That's what I assume. I truly don't really know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-71828776428750878062008-06-17T19:58:00.000-05:002008-06-17T19:58:00.000-05:00My dad went in for an Angio 10 years ago and the p...My dad went in for an Angio 10 years ago and the patient lying in the bed next to him in the RR crashed. He was shaken. I told him it was a reality check.Ian Furst https://www.blogger.com/profile/11795888117578055704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-61458443857139793232008-06-17T19:56:00.000-05:002008-06-17T19:56:00.000-05:00Hi Dr. Wes,Have you heard of the myogenic theory o...Hi Dr. Wes,<BR/><BR/>Have you heard of the myogenic theory of heart attacks? I thought this article by Dr. Tom Cowan was very interesting, and may possibly explain the problems with the current theory of cardiovascular disease, and why frequently diagnoses/treatments don't work as expected, as exemplified by Tim Russert's untimely passing.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.westonaprice.org/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-86341473942498377382008-06-17T18:12:00.000-05:002008-06-17T18:12:00.000-05:00j craig md-Glad you're doing so well - you certain...j craig md-<BR/><BR/>Glad you're doing so well - you certainly are a poster-child for technology in medicine! Best of luck to you and thanks for your nice comments.DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-49891531301525309402008-06-17T17:59:00.000-05:002008-06-17T17:59:00.000-05:00Wow, that previous post was a bit evil. Glad it i...Wow, that previous post was a bit evil. Glad it is gone. It is amazing that Russert did not get a cath with that CT 10 years ago and all of the risk factors. But, as I posted on the WSJ blogsite and have you, hard to prevent MIs. I should know. I am 40. First MI at age 27. CABG 4 months later. Stents. Suddent cardiac arrest 6 months ago (aborted) while jogging. St. Jude walkman/iphone/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com