Is hypertensive heart disease, which killed Billy Mays, a common condition?”
Hypertensive heart disease is any of a number of complications of arterial hypertension that affects the heart. It is one of the most common causes of death in Western societies. Its symptoms are: fatigue,irregular pulse,swelling of feet,dyspnea,weight gain,nausea,difficulty sleeping flat in bed,bloating,greater need to urinate at night. Billy Mays suffered from hypertensive heart disease and that heart disease was the likely cause of his death.
High blood pressure is the most common risk factor for heart disease and stroke. It can cause ischemic heart disease (decreased blood to the heart muscle that results in chest pain-angina) from the increased supply of oxygen needed by the thicker heart muscle. ——————- Preliminary results of an autopsy performed on adman Billy Mays revealed that he likely died from heart disease. According to Hillsborough County Medical Examiner Dr. Vernard Adams, Mays “had an enlarged heart, a thickening of the wall of the ventricle which takes blood to the heart” consistent with “hypertensive and arteriosclerotic disease of the heart.” Although Mays was taking prescription pain medication after having hip replacement surgery, those pills did not contribute to his death. Dr. Adams also stated that there was no evidence to suspect head injury as a cause of death. A final report will not be ready for several weeks. Some facts about Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) and Heart Disease: Nearly
Tampa, FL – Although the official cause of death is being withheld until complete autopsy results are available, TV pitchman Billy Mays’ autopsy showed evidence that he had hypertensive and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. They are common and associated conditions, said Chuck Lambert, medical director of the Pepin Heart Hospital in Tampa and a professor at the University of South Florida. How common is it for a 50-year-old man to die from this disease? It is not unusual, particularly if he had a family history of cardiovascular disease or some of the risk factors. How common is this disease in men/women in general? Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of both men and women. Women tend to have fewer symptoms than men, but the disease is just as lethal.
