HylianSwordsman on 02 October 2019
| Jumpin said: News here is that Bernie Sanders has had a heart attack! |
Here's some fast facts for you and anyone else under this wrong impression:
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Senator Bernie Sanders did not have a heart attack. He had a stent inserted after a blockage was found.
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A stent is a wire metal mesh tube used to prop open an artery during angioplasty – a procedure where a cardiologist re-opens a blocked artery to restore blood flow to the heart.
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Stents are common. Approximately 1 million Americans have a stent inserted each year.
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Stent insertion is not a major surgery. About 75% of stents are inserted through the wrist as of 2019.
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Bernie will likely be back on the campaign trail within a week.
- Bernie got as far as he did this year with a heart blockage, and he's been all over the place. Imagine him without that blockage.
- The average age a person gets their first stent is 59, Bernie made it two decades past the average without needing one.
