Heart Attack in the News

On June 13, Tim Russert died suddenly of a heart attack. He was 58 years old. Russert was NBC’s Washington bureau chief, and a moderator on the news show “Meet the Press.” He had been diagnosed with coronary artery disease, but had no symptoms. He appeared to be taking the usual medications, and had a normal stress test in April. His heart attack was caused by a blood clot in an artery. The clot blocked the flow of blood to the heart.