Brokeback Mountain: Our Community's Common Bond > Heath Ledger Remembrance Forum
Major Developments Update: Last updated 2/8/08
louisev:
While the security and secrecy surrounding the memorial and funeral arrangements for Heath have been unusually high, they may be completely warranted. I have found on three different news sites the story of a prank caller posing as Heath's father who placed calls to A-list celebrity friends of Heath to ask for help to get in contact with other celebrities, as well as to learn details of the memorial service. Several, still in shock from the news of Heath's death, were completely taken in. Here is the news.com.au story:
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,23125197-5015787,00.html
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on January 28, 2008, 10:11:18 pm ---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.
L
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Can't drug interactions cause cardiac arrest, too?
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on January 29, 2008, 10:06:25 am ---Can't drug interactions cause cardiac arrest, too?
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Yes. And not just drug interactions, but certain classes of drugs, including antiarrhythmics, gastrokinetics, antipsychotics, antihistamines and antibacterials. In the interview with Christopher Plummer, he said he thought Heath had "walking pneumonia." I wonder if he was being treated for that with an antibiotic?
L
Verona:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on January 29, 2008, 10:54:41 am ---Yes. And not just drug interactions, but certain classes of drugs, including antiarrhythmics, gastrokinetics, antipsychotics, antihistamines and antibacterials. In the interview with Christopher Plummer, he said he thought Heath had "walking pneumonia." I wonder if he was being treated for that with an antibiotic?
L
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That's one of the first questions I asked... I've had walking pneumonia twice, and the antibiotics are crazy-strong. My immediate question was if he was taking them along with something like Ambien (which he had been known to take more than one of), because those two things would be a tough combination for a tired body and compromised lungs. I was shocked not to hear antibiotics not listed among the medications found, then I heard a report that yes, there were antibiotics found which had been prescribed in Europe. So he probably did have walking pneumonia, because antibiotics are not likely to have been prescribed for flu. But all we can do is wait for the toxicology report.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on January 29, 2008, 10:54:41 am ---Yes. And not just drug interactions, but certain classes of drugs, including antiarrhythmics, gastrokinetics, antipsychotics, antihistamines and antibacterials. In the interview with Christopher Plummer, he said he thought Heath had "walking pneumonia." I wonder if he was being treated for that with an antibiotic?
L
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Thanks, Leslie.
Um ... confession, here. I was being slightly disingenuous in asking. I've known people who died from cardiac arrest caused by drug-drug interactions.
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