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drray23

(7,587 posts)
Fri Oct 4, 2019, 09:02 PM Oct 2019

Bernie Sanders Had Heart Attack, His Doctors Say as He Leaves Hospital

Source: NY times

Senator Bernie Sanders had a heart attack this week, his presidential campaign said on Friday as he left a Las Vegas hospital, following three days of near silence from the candidate and his advisers about his health.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/04/us/politics/bernie-sanders-hospital.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur

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Bernie Sanders Had Heart Attack, His Doctors Say as He Leaves Hospital (Original Post) drray23 Oct 2019 OP
Now what? This certainly isn't good. brush Oct 2019 #1
Well now, I hope he takes care of himself. drray23 Oct 2019 #2
Why did they keep this a secret for almost three days? George II Oct 2019 #3
THEY don't have a right to reveal personal health information. milestogo Oct 2019 #5
You're right Leith Oct 2019 #8
I think his campaign announced it, not the doctors Lars39 Oct 2019 #14
His doctors called it Baclava Oct 2019 #17
Still looks like his campaign announced it. Lars39 Oct 2019 #20
I think Delphinus Oct 2019 #12
We don't have a legal right to anyone else's health or financial information. milestogo Oct 2019 #13
Combination of reasons most likely but two are more likely. cstanleytech Oct 2019 #6
Not only that... cannabis_flower Oct 2019 #16
I think "wanted to see if he would recover" essentially covered that already. cstanleytech Oct 2019 #22
Probably because he wanted the results of tests and he probably wanted to tell family and friends karynnj Oct 2019 #9
Get well Bernie, I'll miss your constant BootinUp Oct 2019 #4
I hope he takes care of himself Dopers_Greed Oct 2019 #7
Piss and vinegar truthisfreedom Oct 2019 #10
+1 Optical.Catalyst Oct 2019 #15
Stay strong, Sen. Sanders. Good man. Mc Mike Oct 2019 #11
Sorry, but this will be the peak of his campaign. People will have concerns about the future. oldsoftie Oct 2019 #18
This will be reflected in his polling results. MineralMan Oct 2019 #19
So are we beating around the bush here or what? Arthur_Frain Oct 2019 #21
I think voters want stability in the Whitehouse and age is part of that. davsand Oct 2019 #23
No it's not! If a candidate in his/her 50s, had a heart attack.... mentalsolstice Oct 2019 #25
here is wishing him well weareacouple Oct 2019 #24

drray23

(7,587 posts)
2. Well now, I hope he takes care of himself.
Fri Oct 4, 2019, 09:16 PM
Oct 2019

And does not stubbornly keep a heavy campaign schedule and risk his health.

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
5. THEY don't have a right to reveal personal health information.
Fri Oct 4, 2019, 10:06 PM
Oct 2019

Its up to Sanders to decide how, when, and whether he discloses it. We don't have a RIGHT to know the personal health information of someone who is running for public office.

Leith

(7,802 posts)
8. You're right
Fri Oct 4, 2019, 11:40 PM
Oct 2019

HIPAA laws mean that they may not disclose a person's health information. That makes me think it isn't real.

Lars39

(26,093 posts)
14. I think his campaign announced it, not the doctors
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 09:34 AM
Oct 2019

From the opening paragraph..."...his presidential campaign says"

 

Baclava

(12,047 posts)
17. His doctors called it
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 11:08 AM
Oct 2019

"After presenting to an outside medical facility with chest pain, Sen. Sanders was diagnosed with a myocardial infarction"

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EGESTWDUcAEXnqv?format=jpg&name=medium

Delphinus

(11,808 posts)
12. I think
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 08:41 AM
Oct 2019

that we, as voting citizens, do have a right to know the health of someone who is running for public office.

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
13. We don't have a legal right to anyone else's health or financial information.
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 08:51 AM
Oct 2019

It may be a good idea for them to reveal it, but we do not have a right to know their health information.

cstanleytech

(26,080 posts)
6. Combination of reasons most likely but two are more likely.
Fri Oct 4, 2019, 10:19 PM
Oct 2019

First because they probably wanted to see if he would recover at least enough to continue his campaign and the other was to plan on how to address it in a way that would mitigate as much as they can any potential negitive impact on the campaign.

cannabis_flower

(3,764 posts)
16. Not only that...
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 10:50 AM
Oct 2019

Not all heart attack are the same. They can be mild and not even detected till later, or they can be fatal and everywhere in between. I'm sure at least a few of us on DU have had a heart attack and don't even know it.

karynnj

(59,475 posts)
9. Probably because he wanted the results of tests and he probably wanted to tell family and friends
Fri Oct 4, 2019, 11:56 PM
Oct 2019

personally. That was the reason John Kerry gave when asked by a reporter at the press conference he gave explaining he was going to have surgery for cancer as to why he did not say he was diagnosed with cancer earlier when a report asked him if why he looked bad. That was earlier in the timeline for 2004, but no one is voting yet and no one was hurt by him waiting 3 days -- when it was known that he had stents put in.

Sanders likely wanted to wait till he was out of the hospital - heading back to join his family.

Also did you blame HRC and her staff when as the nominee she did not explain that he had pneumonia until several hours after she collapsed in NYC?


oldsoftie

(12,410 posts)
18. Sorry, but this will be the peak of his campaign. People will have concerns about the future.
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 11:45 AM
Oct 2019

Just a prediction, but a lot of folks will take this as him not being able to hold up in office. Even though now that hes had stents put in, he's probably in better shape than he's been in for a few years. But to voters, perception is reality.

MineralMan

(146,192 posts)
19. This will be reflected in his polling results.
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 11:51 AM
Oct 2019

Sanders doesn't have to do anything about it. The voters will respond in their own way.

davsand

(13,420 posts)
23. I think voters want stability in the Whitehouse and age is part of that.
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 03:06 PM
Oct 2019

People are never "comfortable" when there is some sort of transformation in the executive branch. As an added level of distress, a lot of people hear heart attack and they see it as the start of the short road to death. That is not entirely an accurate view, but in a race as critical--and competitive--as this one, it's going to carry an impact on the outcome.

I wish Bernie well, but I'm not optimistic about him winning this primary after this, and that isn't based on his age.



Laura

mentalsolstice

(4,454 posts)
25. No it's not! If a candidate in his/her 50s, had a heart attack....
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 06:09 PM
Oct 2019

I would be a bit concerned. Let’s say you had a liberal version of Dick Cheney running, with an early history of heart disease, would you be concerned, I know I would be.

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