# Andrew Breitbart Dead: Conservative Blogger Dies Suddenly At 43 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 1, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-breitbart-dead-conservative-blogger-dies-suddenly-at-43/614446 "2012-03-01T14:51:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-breitbart-dead-conservative-blogger-dies-suddenly-at-43/614446/41 "2012-03-02T08:26:20Z")
Lawrence O’Donnell devoted the last segment of his show to a eulogy of the guy, with two liberal guests who had been victims of Breitbart’s attacks. The gist of the discussion was that, when not in front of a camera or computer, he was actually a pleasant and charming guy. Which made him a huge fraud as well, in my book, if he was just play-acting in the political sphere. But still, I hate to hear of men younger than me dropping dead of natural causes. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-breitbart-dead-conservative-blogger-dies-suddenly-at-43/614446/42 "2012-03-02T08:51:24Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > But still, I hate to hear of men younger than me dropping dead of natural causes. It’s been said that a heart attack in someone below 55 is more likely to be fatal because it is unexpected and unprepared for. Learn from his (bad) example and, whatever a prick he was, he might save your life. As for Obama’s college tapes, I shudder to imagine how earnest and sincere they are. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Michael63129](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@Michael63129](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael63129)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-breitbart-dead-conservative-blogger-dies-suddenly-at-43/614446/43 "2012-03-02T23:08:48Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > It’s been said that a heart attack in someone below 55 is more likely to be fatal because it is unexpected and unprepared for. Learn from his (bad) example and, whatever a prick he was, he might save your life. > > As for Obama’s college tapes, I shudder to imagine how earnest and sincere they are. :eek: It is also possible that he didn’t actually have a heart attack, in the most common sense (myocardial infarction) but instead cardiac arrest, which can occur at any age. At least, that is my impression when somebody “suddenly drops dead” for [no apparent reason](http://www.cardiacscience.com/blog/2009/06/heart-attack-cardiac-arrest/): > [@](#): > > Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a leading cause of death in the U.S., killing nearly 300,000 people each year. That’s more than the total death rate for breast cancer, lung cancer, and HIV/AIDS combined. **SCA can strike persons of any age, gender, race, and even those who seem in good health** , as evidenced by world class professional athletes at the peak of fitness… > > …These irregular heart rhythms are arrhythmias. The general public and media often mistakenly refer to SCA as a “massive heart attack". > > SCA is an electrical problem, whereby the arrhythmia prevents the heart from pumping blood to the brain and vital organs. There is an immediate cessation of the heart. **In most cases, there are no warning signs or symptoms**. Of course, many cases are related to coronary artery disease, even if a clot isn’t involved (the risk also remains elevated after a nonfatal heart attack); additional risk factors are smoking and obesity, even without it (certain heart disorders, which can only be found with testing, can even cause it to occur in children). ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-breitbart-dead-conservative-blogger-dies-suddenly-at-43/614446/44 "2012-03-03T18:21:39Z")
GAH! Myocardio infarction bullets!!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-breitbart-dead-conservative-blogger-dies-suddenly-at-43/614446.md?page=2)