Re: OT: heart attack increase in flood aftermath...Katrina

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Also, with respect to chronic inflammation (CIRS). Aspergillosis is known to be

associated with aneurisms and giant cell myocarditis in some case studies (see

below)

Neurology. 1989 Jul;39(7):988-90.

Orbital myositis and giant cell myocarditis.

Klein BR, Hedges TR 3rd, Dayal Y, Adelman LS.

Department of Ophthalmology, Tufts University School of Medicine, New England

Medical Center, Boston, MA.

Abstract

A 65-year-old woman developed progressive, bilateral ophthalmoplegia, with

thickened extraocular muscles on CT. One month later, a cardiac arrhythmia led

to her death. Pathologically, the extraocular and skeletal muscles showed

diffuse mononuclear cell inflammation, while the heart contained granulomatous

myositis. This patient's syndrome of idiopathic, orbital myositis and giant cell

myocarditis may be a distinct nosologic entity.

PMID: 2739928 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Scand J Infect Dis. 2002;34(3):224-7.

Fatal Aspergillus myocarditis following short-term corticosteroid therapy for

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Carrascosa Porras M, Herreras Martínez R, Corral Mones J, Ares Ares M, Zabaleta

Murguiondo M, Rüchel R.

Section of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital of Laredo,

Spain. mcarrascosap@...

Abstract

A 58-y-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was admitted

for treatment of an acute exacerbation of his illness. The patient's condition

initially improved after therapy with oxygen, bronchodilators, antibiotic and

methylprednisolone (40 mg every 8 h) was started. Soon afterwards, however, the

patient's clinical status deteriorated and he died on the fifth hospital day.

Post-mortem examination revealed unsuspected, isolated fungal myocarditis. The

fungus was later identified as Aspergillus by indirect immunofluorescence. To

our knowledge, this is the first case of fatal Aspergillus myocarditis related

to short-term (< 1 week) steroid therapy in a COPD patient. We believe that this

case provides further evidence to support the possibility of life-threatening

infections in COPD patients who receive even a short course of corticosteroid

treatment.

PMID: 12035764 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

J Infect. 1998 Nov;37(3):295-7.

A case of Aspergillus myocarditis associated with septic shock.

Rouby Y, Combourieu E, Perrier-Gros-Claude JD, Saccharin C, Huerre M.

Microbiology Laboratory, Desgenettes Military Hospital, Lyon, France.

Abstract

We report a case of isolated myocardial involvement due to Aspergillus sp., in a

patient with multiple organ failure but no demonstrable immune deficiency apart

from corticosteroid therapy given for the three weeks prior to hospitalization.

This patient died of septic shock 7 days after hospitalization. Aspergillus was

isolated only once from a sputum specimen obtained 24 h before death. At

post-mortem examination there are emboli and myocardial lesions containing

clusters of hyphae as Aspergillus confirmed by indirect immunofluorescence. The

other organs were free of fungi. This observation is remarkable because the

cardiac involvement was isolated and no immunodeficiency was present.

PMID: 9892537 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Jack Dwayne Thrasher, Ph.D.

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[Guest guest]

I wondered how far I'd get before seeing the STRESS and PSHYCHIATRIC

words mentioned?!!! It's ALWAYS stress and all in your head!!!! Same old story

over and over!!! I guess they'll be passing out buckets of Prozac soon!!!

Irimpen said continuing high levels of stress and psychiatric illnesses

that did not appear to be a factor at the two-year mark were playing a

significant role longer term.

" There might be a lag phase between the onset of psychiatric illness and

it's manifestation in the form of a heart attack, " he suggested.

[Guest guest]

Article says that researchers are surprised rate isn't starting to decline with

time but the microbial stew is probably still living on in many buildings and in

their bodies.

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> Also, with respect to chronic inflammation (CIRS). Aspergillosis is known to

be associated with aneurisms and giant cell myocarditis in some case studies

(see below)

> Neurology. 1989 Jul;39(7):988-90.

>

> Orbital myositis and giant cell myocarditis.

> Klein BR, Hedges TR 3rd, Dayal Y, Adelman LS.

>

> Department of Ophthalmology, Tufts University School of Medicine, New England

Medical Center, Boston, MA.

[Guest guest]

Most Likely. They are like an ostrich with its head in a hole in the ground.

Guess what part of their anatomy is visible to the world.

[] Re: OT: heart attack increase in flood

aftermath...Katrina

Article says that researchers are surprised rate isn't starting to decline

with time but the microbial stew is probably still living on in many buildings

and in their bodies.

>

> Also, with respect to chronic inflammation (CIRS). Aspergillosis is known to

be associated with aneurisms and giant cell myocarditis in some case studies

(see below)

> Neurology. 1989 Jul;39(7):988-90.

>

> Orbital myositis and giant cell myocarditis.

> Klein BR, Hedges TR 3rd, Dayal Y, Adelman LS.

>

> Department of Ophthalmology, Tufts University School of Medicine, New

England Medical Center, Boston, MA.

[Guest guest]

This article mentions the stress, etc. which is also a contributer, but I also

think all the water damage/indoor mold, the chemical mix all has something to

do with it. I know many of us tried to tell our leaders right after Katrina.

I also believe it since my husband had to have quadruple bypass surgery last

Summer. You can't put people through events like this or what many of us have

endured and not expect serious health issues to follow.

After Katrina people weren't given the proper info to protect themselves. I saw

people on tv walking around without protection.

In our case, many p eople have been treated like criminals or worse because

they became ill from an illness where politics, money and greed are preventing

any help. I would like nothing more than to be able to rest for once after all

these years, but cannot until the conflicts of interest get out of the way of

telling the truth about this terrible illness.

I might have been able to handle the illness if we have not been treated so

poorly and lost everything, or maybe if we had the proper medical care.

>

> Interesting from the stand point of possible relationship of heart disease

with endo and mico toxins:

>

>

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/03/us-heart-katrina-idUSTRE7322LP20110403\

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