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health advisory Hospital Diseases 2007-11-12 20:32:13

They say it was an apparent heartattack.No signs or symptoms. He was 41(smoker-moderate drinker)complained of faintness,laid on ground-turned purple from neck up and I guess was gone. No complaints of chest tightness-nothing! Coronor said no autopsy was needed.Could it have been a blot clot or anyrysm? He was raking the lawn. He was very active always doing things. I just dont understand.

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if you want an autopsy, demand one. he died young, so i'd assume they'd do one. sorry for your loss.

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i see this all the time. yes it could happen e-mail me

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I am so sorry for your loss

It's possible, you may want to look further into it. Could he have had a stroke? If he was a smoker for a long time, that could have contributed to it.

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I am definetly not a doctor, but my dad turned purple in the face also when he had a stroke. He had a blood clot it his brain. He had brain surgery and survived, but alcohol took over him. He died about two years later.

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It could have been something congenital that he was born with. At least an autopsy would give you some answers and at the very least, some closure. I'm sorry for your loss.

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The same type thing happened to a girl at my work. Thud on the ground, turned purple, and it was over.

They actually did an autopsy on her because of her age, she was about 40 as well. It was a heartattack. They said that she was probably getting minor hearattacks all day leading up to it, but was dismissing it has just heart burn. I guess once things start clogging up in there it can build up and completely stop the blood.