BREAKING The office of the late Senator Lindsey Graham says that the preliminary finding regarding his cause of death i

[riversedge]

BREAKING

The office of the late Senator Lindsey Graham says that the preliminary finding regarding his cause of death is “aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.”

An aortic dissection causes massive internal bleeding, prevents blood from reaching vital organs, and is often fatal without immediate treatment.

Graham’s office also says that “the death certificate remains pending while toxicology and microscopic testing are completed.”

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[LisaL]

1. Usually happens to men in their sixties or seventies.

Which he was.

[AZJonnie]

2. According to my medical professional partner, long plane flights can indeed induce this outcome

when the patient's already suffering from arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. They also said it's not really something that can be 'induced' by something like a drug or poison.

In which case, I almost have to give Graham some accolades for the fact that he died trying to help Ukraine. I have to really squint and choke back a little vomit, but at least he died with a bit of honor

[BaronChocula]

3. Description of AD rom the Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/aortic-dissection/symptoms-causes/syc-20369496

[MerryBlooms]

4. His father also had heaet disease , so this tracks

[PCIntern]

5. Catastrophic.

Essentially you die instantaneously.

I wouldn’t however describe it as a “brief illness” any more than a .50 caliber missile transversing your skull is a concussion.