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Major Developments Update: Last updated 2/8/08
HerrKaiser:
--- Quote from: louise van hine on January 28, 2008, 12:13:48 pm --- These sources say Heath's heart stopped. It could have been a heart attack but it's not certain, at least not yet. Although it's bizarre that a 28-year-old could die of natural causes, it happens.[/b]
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That would be very strange indeed. A heart problem causing a death is about the easiest thing to find in a autopsy. surely they looked at his heart. In spite of other news stories day in day out about unexpected deaths in which coroners and pathologist affirmatively claim to be able to pinpiont the time of death, no one is coming forth with any firm info on this for Heath. If he could be determined to have been alive at 3P, I'll be very, very angry.
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: HerrKaiser on January 28, 2008, 08:04:30 pm ---That would be very strange indeed. A heart problem causing a death is about the easiest thing to find in a autopsy. surely they looked at his heart. In spite of other news stories day in day out about unexpected deaths in which coroners and pathologist affirmatively claim to be able to pinpiont the time of death, no one is coming forth with any firm info on this for Heath. If he could be determined to have been alive at 3P, I'll be very, very angry.
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This is not necessarily true. A reference I found (I have bolded the relevant parts, just to make it easier for those on this site who are not used to reading medical abstracts):
Med J Aust. 2004 Feb 2;180(3):110-2.
Causes of sudden cardiac death in young Australians.
Doolan A, Langlois N, Semsarian C.
Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology, Centenary Institute, Newtown, NSW.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the causes of sudden cardiac death in people aged 35 years or younger. DESIGN AND SETTING: A review of all autopsies erformed between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 2002 at a major Sydney forensic medicine department serving an area with over 2 million people. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Incidence of various types of cardiac disease causing sudden death in those aged <or= 35 years; proportion of deaths in which no cause was found at autopsy.
RESULTS: There were 10 199 autopsies performed during the study period. Of these, 2986 (29.2%) deaths occurred in people aged <or= 35 years; 193 were classified as sudden cardiac deaths. The cause of sudden death in this group was not established in 60 (31%), and was presumed to be due to primary arrhythmogenic disorders. Coronary artery disease occurred in 46 (24%), hypertrophic cardiomyopathy/unexplained left ventricular hypertrophy in 29 (15%), and myocarditis in 23 (12%).
CONCLUSIONS: Unexplained deaths, presumed to result from sudden primary arrhythmogenic causes, occur in young Australians with structurally normal hearts. That underlying disease-causing genetic defects may be involved has clinical implications for family members.
I won't overdo you with studies but I found others that seem to have the same ~30% finding. So there is a very real possibility that Heath died of a lethal cardiac arrhythmia not associated with a structural cardiac abnormality, thus not being seen on autopsy.
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Rayn:
--- Quote from: Kelda on January 28, 2008, 04:57:32 pm ---oh! OH OH! Rayn - what site was it - we're looking to find the copyright on this photo.
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Hi Kelda... it's from a site out of Dublin, Ireland. http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0125/ledgerh.html
You can check the terms and conditions on it if you like, but here's what I read before I copied it,
Lawful Use
2. You may not broadcast, copy, download, frame, reproduce, republish, post, transmit or otherwise use RTÉ.ie content appearing on the RTÉ.ie site in any way except for your own personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of such content requires the prior written permission of RTÉ.
So, it seemed fine to copy it since it was for my personal use and Bettermost isn't for commercial use. Right?
Rayn:
--- Quote from: Meryl on January 28, 2008, 11:46:06 am ---Rayn, you can check the first post of this thread for a quick update, too. I'm trying to keep it current as I hear of specific things that have occurred. :)
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Thanks Meryl.
Rayn:
From Phillip Dampier
This update: Sunday night, Jan. 27: A memorial to Heath is part of the Annual SAG Awards telecast. Best Actor winner Daniel Day-Lewis pays tribute to Heath and dedicates his award to him.
Good man, that Daniel Day Lewis, and a great actor himself! I must see this video of him now... :)
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