"Californication" actress Natasha McHelhone's husband found dead

[Charmed Hour]

Originally Posted by Quazar

Aww - this is sad. Sometimes seemingly healthy younger people have heart attacks because of an obscure defect that has gone undetected. I've known several people (all male) where this has happened. Perhaps that's what happened here.

My cardiologist once told me that men in their early to mid 40's are more likely to have a massive and/or fatal heart attack then men in their later years.

[Charmed Hour]

Originally Posted by sputnik

my dad died of a massive heart attack aged 51. he'd had his yearly check-up (including with a cardiologist), blood tests, etc. 2 months before and there was nothing wrong, no cholesterol, blood pressure was fine.
i've also heard that heart attacks in younger men tend to be more fatal than after their mid-50s

42 is ridiculously young. that's so horrible for his family.

My father had a massive heart attack at 42. The only thing that saved him was he was in the Emergency Room when it happened. Was flatlined for over 2 minutes. He never had an issue with blood pressure or cholesterol, etc before his heart attack. He does now.

[mella]

My father died at 42. He was alone at home and had a heart attack . Sadly it was also my grandfather's birthday

[Quazar]

^^ Wow - I'm sorry to all of you above who lost loved ones to heart attacks.

My late husband's father died of a heart attack at 46, when my husband was 16. They were watching tv and everyone went to bed, except his father who wanted to stay up and watch another show. When he didn't come to bed his mother went to get him and found him dead on the couch.

Our neighbor upstairs dropped dead in his apartment after a tennis match with a friend. He was going to shower and change so they could go out to get dinner and when his friend came back to get him, he was dead on the floor. This guy was only 34.

It does seem to usually be men who are affected when they're younger.

[witchcurlgirl]

Originally Posted by Charmed Hour

My cardiologist once told me that men in their early to mid 40's are more likely to have a massive and/or fatal heart attack then men in their later years.

Yes, I have also been told by doctors that if you have a heart attack at a young age it is more likely to be fatal.....

Also, certain cancer in young people is more aggressive as well

[MsChiff]

Originally Posted by KrisNine

Wow....that's terrible.

awww this is off the topic but your sig is SO cute!!! I want a cute one like yours

[Sunrider]

This is just terrible

[viggofan]

good g-d that is awful. I am so sorry for her and the children

[nwgirl]

A day after their 10th anniversary and she's pregnant with their third kid? Not like there's a good time for your spouse to die, but golly, could the timing be any worse? So sad for her and her kids.

[Bellatheball]

Wow, that's really really terrible for her and her three kids.

[AliceInWonderland]

thats really fuckin' tragic

she's so beautiful btw....

[Daphne]

That's so sad. I've liked her ever since I saw her in Surviving Picasso.

[Giselle]

Originally Posted by AliceInWonderland

thats really fuckin' tragic

she's so beautiful btw....

she is, thank god someone agrees with me, at last - it's an ongoing battle i have with my best friend - we both agree that Californication is the shit though, one of the best shows airing at the moment.

this is sad news.

[LynnieD]

I literally JUST watched 'The Truman Show' about 3 days ago too and actually wondered what her name was.

What a sad story. I feel horrible for her, and the children.

[january]

How tragic, what a terrible thing to go through when you are pregnant. He was so young, too - RIP.

Was she the actress in Ronin?