I guess I view Tim’s death in a …

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Comment posted Tim Russert Doctor Explains What He Thinks Happened by Kate.

I guess I view Tim’s death in a more spiritual way – it was obviously his time to go. When a person has a sudden cardiac event, there are several factors that can be at play. I think there just wasn’t enough time to tyr everything.

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Posted on June 14, 2008 at 8:56 am(PST)

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  1. Kate says:

    I guess I view Tim’s death in a more spiritual way – it was obviously his time to go. When a person has a sudden cardiac event, there are several factors that can be at play. I think there just wasn’t enough time to tyr everything.

  2. ER Nurse says:

    If I recall correctly, TPA cannot be given to someone that is having CPR due to the bleeding risk. Mr Russert’s lipid panel was probably within normal limits due to medication but it won’t get rid of what is already deposited in the arteries. It sounds as though he did have sudden cardiac death as defined by the American Heart Association: Sudden cardiac death (SCD), or cardiac arrest, is the sudden, abrupt loss of heart function in a person who may or may not have diagnosed heart disease (http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=14). It sounds as though everything that could have been done was done–regardless, his death is a great loss, and Sunday AM TV will not be the same.

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