Re: Huggins released from hospital

[Joe Feeley]

Yeah, my source is in the field. The key is that he is a candidate
for sudden death if he has another hear attack - that is why the
implant may be necessary. 

--- address@hidden wrote:
> In a message dated 10/7/02 5:34:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> address@hidden writes:
>
>
> > The rumor is that Coach Huggins had to be shocked with a
> > defibrillator in the airport in Pittsburgh and again at Beaver
> > hospital. If he hadn't been somewhere where a defibrillator was
> > available, he would probably have died. 
>
> That is what was said.  That he actually 'died' twice,  that's not
> good. ;-)
> ...................................................
> His heart is reportedly very "stiff" and is pumping only out only
> 20%
> of what it is supposed to be. >>
>
> May I ask?  Is your 'source' in the field of cardiology?  The 20%
> thing,  
> from what I have heard and read,  leads me to believe that that
> just isn't 
> the case.  I mean,  I'm no doctor.  But how in the world could he
> be let out 
> of the hospital and when he was in there he was walking steps and
> doing 
> physical tests...........and his heart was only pumping out twenty
> percent?  
> Eighty percent is literally just doing 'nothing'?  Geez,  if that's
> the case, 
>  Huggs is basically a walking deadman!!  I hope this isn't true.
>
> Like I said,  I'm no doc.  But that just doesn't 'sound' right.  I
> hope your 
> 'source' is wrong.
>
> Gregg


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