R.I.P Brittany Murphy

[saldana]

odd that a 32 year old girl goes into full cardiac arrest...i thought she was funny, and pretty hot too.

Actress Brittany Murphy dies at 32 of heart attack: report (http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/12/20/2009-12-20_actress_brittany_murphy_dies_at_32_of_heart_attack_report.html)

[claphamsa]

wow!

[Noop]

Bad year for celebrities.

[Sun Tzu]

wtf...

R.I.P. Brittany.

Drug related? I know it's a heart attack...but was she a heavy user or something?

[panerd]

wtf...

R.I.P. Brittany.

Drug related? I know it's a heart attack...but was she a heavy user or something?

She always seemed really thin. Possibly eating disorder. (You would think I would learn though about speculating on something like this. She could just be unlucky and have a bad heart)

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

She was great as LuAnne Platter.

[Grammaticus]

Weird, I just saw her in "The Dead Girl" last week on HBO. Pretty decent movie. She seemed to be a pretty good actress when playing trashy roles. I think that made me think of her as looking generally unhealthy and kind of skanky. Although I didn't really think that was her as a real person.

At that age, the odds strongly point to some type of drugs. Some pathetic story about perscription drug abuse is likely to float up.

RIP Brittany Murphy. In bad taste, I will say there are certainly some other Brittany's more deserving of an early exit.

[sabotai]

She might have had a rare genetic condition like John Ritter, so I wouldn't jump to drug abuse just yet. And even though she's never been overweight, that doesn't mean she was healthy. I've known a few people who were unhealthy (very large though) who died of heart attacks in their 20s, so if she just ate junk and fast food (which wouldn't surprise me, have you seen her husband?), that might have played a role too.

[Schmidty]

We'll miss you, Luanne.

I'll never forget the Manger Babies. :(

[M GO BLUE!!!]

I didn't know who she was until looking up pics... Sad...

A friend of mine (who told me about her death, making me ask "who?") says her husband had a heart attack a couple weeks ago. That would lead me to believe that the east coast wasn't the only place with a snow storm.

[mckerney]

We'll miss you, Luanne.

I'll never forget the Manger Babies. :(

+1

[MizzouRah]

Sad indeed... :(

[BYU 14]

Very sad indeed, way too young. She did have a history of drug abuse and I would rather wait for the facts before assuming, though the possibility that it was drug related seems fairly strong.

[mauchow]

Cardiac arrest isn't necessarily a heart attack. She was very thin and someone like her would be prone for cardiac arrest.

[saldana]

Cardiac arrest isn't necessarily a heart attack. She was very thin and someone like her would be prone for cardiac arrest.

uhh...yes it is..they are the same thing..the technical term is acute myocardial infarction, and while it isnt unheard of for people with anorexia to have MIs, there is also a biological predisposition for females that have not yet reached menopause to NOT be succeptible to cardiac arrest as part of their body needing to be able to endure the stress of childbirth

[mauchow]

So kids who are perfectly healthy during a sporting event that just keeled over and died on the court/field suffered from a heart attack? No they didn't, they suffered from cardiac arrest where their heart just shut down.

Acute MI causes cardiac arrest, but cardiac arrest could be caused by many things, arrhythmia's, drug use, or unknown causes; sometimes peoples hearts just stop.

[saldana]

So kids who are perfectly healthy during a sporting event that just keeled over and died on the court/field suffered from a heart attack? No they didn't, they suffered from cardiac arrest where their heart just shut down.

the mechanism is the same, regardless of the cause....a 12 year old kid that goes into cardiac arrest because of an arrythmia or congenital defect or any other reason still is having a heart attack the same way a 450 pound guy with arterial blockages is...there is an interruption of either blood flow or electrical conduction that causes part of the heart muscle to die (infarct)

[panerd]

You guys do realize that you are arguing medical semantics on the internet in a thread about Brittany Murphy dying? Just checking...

[mauchow]

the mechanism is the same, regardless of the cause....a 12 year old kid that goes into cardiac arrest because of an arrythmia or congenital defect or any other reason still is having a heart attack the same way a 450 pound guy with arterial blockages is...there is an interruption of either blood flow or electrical conduction that causes part of the heart muscle to die (infarct)

Heart attack is a layman's term for MI, not a general term for cardiac arrest.

The 12 year old boy dies because his heart simply failed, he did not have an MI. An MI means interrupted blood flow through the coronary arteries causing heart muscle death....which can result in cardiac arrest. Not everyone who suffers an MI will die.

We don't know why Brittany's heart stopped unless there is a autopsy..simply put. To say she had a heart attack is incorrect without knowing the facts. All we know is her heart stopped. Cardiac arrest.

If she died of MI it's because of drugs not because of clogged arteries like the 450 pound man you mentioned.

[mauchow]

You guys do realize that you are arguing medical semantics on the internet in a thread about Brittany Murphy dying? Just checking...

Yeah, sorry, my wife kinda wanted to join the argument...

Sorry Brittany's soul, may you rest in peace.

[saldana]

You guys do realize that you are arguing medical semantics on the internet in a thread about Brittany Murphy dying? Just checking...

Yeah, sorry, my wife kinda wanted to join the argument...

Sorry Brittany's soul, may you rest in peace.

yeah, and actually, the more i think about it, the more i think that i should be in the Ping: Drink Guy thread instead...upon further review, i would have to recant some of my previous statements.

[Chief Rum]

yeah, and actually, the more i think about it, the more i think that i should be in the Ping: Drink Guy thread instead...upon further review, i would have to recant some of my previous statements.

Isn't Lathum visiting right now? Blame him. :)

[saldana]

Isn't Lathum visiting right now? Blame him. :)

yeah, we have been drinking pretty much all day.

[NewIdentity]

I just don't remember her being this Sickly thin.
http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2009/12/21/alg_murphy_2009.jpg

Sounds like her husband is fighting for them to not autopsy her body.

[RainMaker]

She might have had a rare genetic condition like John Ritter, so I wouldn't jump to drug abuse just yet. And even though she's never been overweight, that doesn't mean she was healthy. I've known a few people who were unhealthy (very large though) who died of heart attacks in their 20s, so if she just ate junk and fast food (which wouldn't surprise me, have you seen her husband?), that might have played a role too.
Still extremely rare for someone to die at that age no matter what they've eaten in their 20's. With a previous sketchy history involving rumors of drugs and eating disorders, I'd wager that this was of her own doing. Cocaine will cause this and a lot of girl use it to lose weight.

[RainMaker]

I can remember her having a weight problem in her younger days. Sounds like her huban is fighting for them to not autopsy her body.
Of course he is. When they find a boatload of cocaine in her system, they'll want to know where she got it from and what he was doing with her prior to the death.

[panerd]

I just don't remember her being this Sickly thin.
http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2009/12/21/alg_murphy_2009.jpg

Sounds like her husband is fighting for them to not autopsy her body.


Lets instead remember this Brittany Murphy...

http://www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/uploads/DavePruitt/2006-05-02_113901_brittany-murphy-011.jpg

[Eaglesfan27]

She always seemed really thin. Possibly eating disorder. (You would think I would learn though about speculating on something like this. She could just be unlucky and have a bad heart)

I hate to speculate as well, but Anorexia or other eating disorders can lead to metabolic abnormalities which can lead to cardiac arrest. Of course, like you said, she could have just been unlucky and had a bad genetic condition.

[3ric]

Apparently she also had type 2 diabetes

[DrAFTjunkie]

I'd look into what role that husband/manager/handler played in all of this. I'm thinking Anna Nicole Pt. 2, or something along those lines.

I'm gonna go bust out some King of the Hill DVDs and watch some classic Luanne episodes- Manger Babies of course, but I'll be watching Buckley's Angel first.

[Karlifornia]

Rollin' with the homies.....

RIP

[RainMaker]

I'd look into what role that husband/manager/handler played in all of this. I'm thinking Anna Nicole Pt. 2, or something along those lines.

I'm gonna go bust out some King of the Hill DVDs and watch some classic Luanne episodes- Manger Babies of course, but I'll be watching Buckley's Angel first.
Why bother looking into it? Nothing ever really happens. It's LA, you can do whatever the fuck you want if you are a celebrity or linked to one. Just save the taxpayer money.

[molson]

RIP Brittany Murphy's husband:

Brittany Murphy's Husband Simon Monjack Found Dead | TMZ.com (http://www.tmz.com/2010/05/23/brittany-murphy-husband-simon-monjack-found-dead/)

I don't think these two had the healthiest lifestyle ever.

[RendeR]

I think Mom offed them both.

[Axxon]

Wow, this is the harshest example of Murphy's Law that I can recall.

[CrimsonFox]

the plot thickens...i think it was jack ruby. Still sad. She was a very talented voice artist.