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What Causes Heart Attack Leading To Death Of A Person?

my husband recently passed away and the autopsy results are still pending..yet when medics tried to revivie him..i spoke to him beforehand and he said he thought he was having a heart attack...my husband was also on painkiillers...what would cause this
Wed, 15 Oct 2014
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I would need more information to help with that answer - how old was he, did he have other medical problems, etc. If he thought he was having a heart attack that is probably accurate.
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What Causes Heart Attack Leading To Death Of A Person?

I would need more information to help with that answer - how old was he, did he have other medical problems, etc. If he thought he was having a heart attack that is probably accurate.