Mike in Horseheads Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 https://buffalonews.com/2020/06/23/former-bills-tight-end-nick-oleary-has-heart-surgery-to-clear-100-blockage/ Former Bills tight end Nick O'Leary, now with the Raiders, had surgery to clear 100% blockage of an artery to his heart last month and is hoping to resume his football career in 2021. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg S Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Best wishes on a full and speedy recovery. 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Holy crap. For a guy that young, not good...hope he makes a full recovery. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardyBoy Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Did he have covid19? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Wow that’s horrible. And I would think rare for a professional athlete given the typical training and diet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Yikes. Hope he has a quick and full recovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 11 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Wow that’s horrible. And I would think rare for a professional athlete given the typical training and diet. Raiders?...Chuckie and Mark Davis probably load up the team bus daily for the evening meal at the 'Hungry Heifer'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Damn, that is highly unusual! Get Well Nick.? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardyBoy Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 16 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Wow that’s horrible. And I would think rare for a professional athlete given the typical training and diet. https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/health-management/yoga-teacher-practicing-again-after-covid-19-triggered-cardiac-arrest Carr knew she had COVID-19 when she experienced mild symptoms and then got a positive test result, though she’d been social distancing and being as careful as she could. But staying home to wait it out was no longer an option when that seemingly minor case of COVID-19 turned into heart failure – and four episodes of cardiac arrest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 https://www.profootballrumors.com/2020/05/raiders-te-nick-oleary-retires-from-nfl It was announced in March that he retired. Did I miss something? Maybe he thought he should retire for medical reasons, but then he was told he didn’t have to? I hope things go well for him regardless of what he decides to do. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChans Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, HardyBoy said: https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/health-management/yoga-teacher-practicing-again-after-covid-19-triggered-cardiac-arrest Carr knew she had COVID-19 when she experienced mild symptoms and then got a positive test result, though she’d been social distancing and being as careful as she could. But staying home to wait it out was no longer an option when that seemingly minor case of COVID-19 turned into heart failure – and four episodes of cardiac arrest. Not the same thing. Heart failure =/= heart attack 30 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Wow that’s horrible. And I would think rare for a professional athlete given the typical training and diet. Extremely rare. You would be concerned for genetic abnormalities. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 39 minutes ago, HardyBoy said: Did he have covid19? Really?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonInBuffalo Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 here's another article: https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-football-fsu-noles/2020/6/22/21299847/retirement-heart-attack-nick-olearys-fsu-football-florida-state-tight-end-raiders-dolphins He went to the emergency room and found out he'd had a heart attack. They performed corrective surgery and hopefully next year he'll be healthy enough to resume his career. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardyBoy Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) 34 minutes ago, FireChans said: Not the same thing. Heart failure =/= heart attack Extremely rare. You would be concerned for genetic abnormalities. Covid19 is causing clotting issues and the evidence is mounting that this is true for mild cases in healthy younger people: https://www.npr.org/2020/04/28/847447222/covid-19-thickens-blood-causes-strokes-in-some-patients-with-mild-symptoms I would imagine if it can cause a stroke or pulmonary embolism they can block the heart as well (that particular article talks more about strokes specifically). 28 minutes ago, Don Otreply said: Really?? Yes, google: covid clotting mild symptoms This is a crazy diseases and that to me is the most likely explanation that doesn't require extremely rare things to be happening with his genes or other random things. Edited June 23, 2020 by HardyBoy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Didn't Jon Dorenbos have the same thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 26 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: Didn't Jon Dorenbos have the same thing? I don't remember. Marcus Easley had heart issues, but not an attack. What a frightening thing for O'Leary. Hope he makes a full recovery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) 49 minutes ago, HardyBoy said: Covid19 is causing clotting issues and the evidence is mounting that this is true for mild cases in healthy younger people: https://www.npr.org/2020/04/28/847447222/covid-19-thickens-blood-causes-strokes-in-some-patients-with-mild-symptoms I would imagine if it can cause a stroke or pulmonary embolism they can block the heart as well (that particular article talks more about strokes specifically). Yes, google: covid clotting mild symptoms This is a crazy diseases and that to me is the most likely explanation that doesn't require extremely rare things to be happening with his genes or other random things. Is an artery blockage the same as a clot? I honestly don’t know, I thought blockages were typically caused by self-induced unhealthy lifestyle and clots could be more a result of other things. Edited June 23, 2020 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Is an artery blockage the same as a clot? I honestly don’t know, I thought blockages were typically caused by self-induced unhealthy lifestyle and clots could be more a result of other things. A blockage is usually caused by arterial plaque -- which we all have -- breaking off and blocking the artery. This can happen at any time and is why you see thin, healthy people having heart attacks. It's much less common than in unhealthy people (they usually have more plaque), but it still happens. A consistent aspirin regimen is extremely protective as it thins the blood and allows it to bypass blockages. I feel that routine cardiac imaging would be extremely beneficial as these tests actually reveal blockages. Otherwise, unsuspecting people randomly have fatal heart attacks. Bloodwork, EKGs, stress tests, and echocardiograms are nothing more than guesswork to predict risk, when we could be jumping straight to looking at the arteries but we don't for financial reasons. Edited June 23, 2020 by Giuseppe Tognarelli 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Mark Vader said: I don't remember. Marcus Easley had heart issues, but not an attack. What a frightening thing for O'Leary. Hope he makes a full recovery. Similar but not the same? I haven't been to medical school in a long time. In fact....ever. https://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-dorenbos-saints-farmer-20171209-story.html Dorenbos, 37, a Pro Bowl long snapper entering his 15th season, saw his career come to an abrupt end in September when John Amoss, a doctor for the Saints, discovered Dorenbos’ life-threatening heart condition after the final exhibition game. It was an aortic aneurysm that went undetected by the Eagles, who traded Dorenbos to New Orleans this summer after 12 seasons in Philadelphia. Edited June 23, 2020 by Royale with Cheese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardyBoy Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Is an artery blockage the same as a clot? I honestly don’t know, I thought blockages were typically caused by self-induced unhealthy lifestyle and clots could be more a result of other things. I don't know either. What I think happens with unhealthy lifestyles is the arteries narrow with buildup, making it more likely a small piece of cholesterol coming loose or a small clot could block the blood flow. A big clot could do the same thing I would imagine. Interesting though that they put stents in...that makes me think the blood vessels were too narrow and needed to get opened back up. You wouldn't think they'd do something like that if there was just a random one off blockage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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