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Joan Rivers had a heart condition

lizzief — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 00:20:55 GMT

Fox News is reporting in an interview 30 years ago that Joan had an arrhythmia that "scared the h&ll out of her," and she was always "very careful" anytime she was contemplating a procedure. Apparently the results of the autopsy are inconclusive at this time. We may never know for sure, but it know she had a pre-existing condition at least makes a little more sense.

Re: Joan Rivers had a heart condition

Tinkrbl44 — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 00:32:08 GMT

It's been mentioned about her heart condition .... and she was 81, after all ...... and she'd had more than a dozen major surgeries with all the plastic surgery ....... she could have gone at any time.

ANY of us could go at any time.

Re: Joan Rivers had a heart condition

evelomaddict — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 01:20:19 GMT

i really miss her. i still can't believe she's gone. i can't stop thinking about melissa.

Re: Joan Rivers had a heart condition

SydneyH — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 01:22:10 GMT

Is it still considered 'pre-existing' if it was one incident many years ago?

Re: Joan Rivers had a heart condition

colliegirls — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 01:26:26 GMT

An extra beat or minor arrhythmia is not considered a"" heart condition"" nor is it unusual.

Re: Joan Rivers had a heart condition

SydneyH — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 01:28:06 GMT

On 9/6/2014 colliegirls said:
An extra beat or minor arrhythmia is not considered a" heart condition" nor is it unusual.

That was one thought I had too, if she had a noted/charted chronic condition, there's no way this procedure would have been done in that facility.

Re: Joan Rivers had a heart condition

ROMARY — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 01:32:58 GMT

I knew/know several people with that condition who were/are in their mid nineties.

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AngusandBuddhasMom — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 01:38:34 GMT

My daughter has a heart condition and had the same procedure 2 years ago. Hers was to rule out celiac disease. Her procedure was done in a hospital. Now not to get political (and I seriously mean that) but could it be because of her age and the new health care laws it is now done as outpatient? Again this is a question not anything else.

Re: Joan Rivers had a heart condition

mstyrion — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 01:41:35 GMT

On 9/6/2014 Caravaggio said: My daughter has a heart condition and had the same procedure 2 years ago. Hers was to rule out celiac disease. Her procedure was done in a hospital. Now not to get political (and I seriously mean that) but could it be because of her age and the new health care laws it is now done as outpatient? Again this is a question not anything else.

I think you are confusing Medicare and ACA.

Re: Joan Rivers had a heart condition

adelle38 — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 01:49:03 GMT

On 9/6/2014 Caravaggio said: My daughter has a heart condition and had the same procedure 2 years ago. Hers was to rule out celiac disease. Her procedure was done in a hospital. Now not to get political (and I seriously mean that) but could it be because of her age and the new health care laws it is now done as outpatient? Again this is a question not anything else.

We don't even know what procedure was done. For decades the trend has been to more outpatient procedures.

Re: Joan Rivers had a heart condition

sidsmom — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 02:13:27 GMT

Here's an interesting video interviewing Larry King & DickCavett. Both are upset how the tabloids are handling JR's investigation.

Larry King & DickCavett talk about tabloid fodder

Re: Joan Rivers had a heart condition

sgraham30 — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 02:38:54 GMT

On 9/6/2014 colliegirls said:
An extra beat or minor arrhythmia is not considered a" heart condition" nor is it unusual.

It might not have been an extra beat or a minor arrythmia, it could have been atrial fibrillation, which is most definitely serious. A-Fib is what killed my mother.

Re: Joan Rivers had a heart condition

Mmsfoxxie — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 02:40:01 GMT

I think with all the money that Joan Rivers had, insurance would not be an issue for her. She could afford a hospital room if she wanted one; Medicare or any other type of insurance wouldn't be a concern. For whatever reason, she chose outpatient service.

Re: Joan Rivers had a heart condition

Linders Back — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 02:45:36 GMT

It's not like she went to CVS Mini-Clinic. She went to a private facility on the Upper East Side.

My guess would be that she chose that facility for the privacy rather than going to a large hospital where more people would have knowledge of her visit and might leak the info to the press.

I wouldn't think politic had any role in this tragedy.

I'll wait for the official results/report before any other speculation.

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NoelSeven — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 03:02:32 GMT

On 9/6/2014 colliegirls said:
An extra beat or minor arrhythmia is not considered a"" heart condition"" nor is it unusual.

And I don't think plastic surgery is considered major surgery.

Re: Joan Rivers had a heart condition

Catitude — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 03:05:29 GMT

Joan Rivers was obviously under the impression this was a ""minor"" procedure/test compared to all the major cosmetic surgery procedures she's had over the years and survived each one.

She performed the night before and had dinner very late - obviously not even resting that night before early morning surgery. Melissa wasn't even there at her side since it wasn't a major thing and Joan told friends it was not a serious procedure. Just so tragic and you have to wonder exactly what happened and where were her best doctors advising an 81 year old woman the risks involved in having anesthesia.

Re: Joan Rivers had a heart condition

Jig Saw — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 03:09:51 GMT

On 9/6/2014 NoelSeven said:
On 9/6/2014 colliegirls said:
An extra beat or minor arrhythmia is not considered a"" heart condition"" nor is it unusual.

And I don't think plastic surgery is considered major surgery.

Think again.

Re: Joan Rivers had a heart condition

Shorty2U — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 03:10:03 GMT

I also read she went out the night before late after her show and ATE. People think she may have eaten after midnight which you shouldn't do before any procedure. But this is all not verified. So see what comes out of it.

As far as heart conditions my 1st husband (Im remarried for the 2nd time) has had open heart surgery and 8 other heart surgeries over the years (with stents put in), and knee surgery, and he always made it though surgery and never stopped breathing. Of course all of his procedures were done at a hospital. But well, you never know.

Re: Joan Rivers had a heart condition

gazelle77 — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 03:13:47 GMT

On 9/6/2014 Shorty2U said:
I also read she went out the night before late after her show and ATE. People think she may have eaten after midnight which you shouldn't do before any procedure. But this is all not verified. So see what comes out of it.

As far as heart conditions my 1st husband (Im remarried for the 2nd time) has had open heart surgery and 8 other heart surgeries over the years (with stents put in), and knee surgery, and he always made it though surgery and never stopped breathing. Of course all of his procedures were done at a hospital. But well, you never know.

People die during surgery IN a Hospital every day. Any surgery where you are put under is risky. The older you are, the riskier it is.

Re: Joan Rivers had a heart condition

NoelSeven — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 03:13:48 GMT

major surgery

Definition of MAJOR SURGERY

: surgery involving a risk to the life of the patient; specifically : an operation upon an organ within the cranium, chest, abdomen, or pelvic cavity—compare minor surgery