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Popular Pittsburgh News Anchor Suffers Medical Emergency
A veteran Pittsburgh radio news anchor is recuperating after suffering a medical emergency on Monday. Patch provides the details here.
PITTSBURGH, PA — KDKA-AM radio morning news anchor Paul Rasmussen is recuperating after suffering several silent heart attacks.
A report on the radio station website stated that Rasmussen went to a hospital emergency room Monday after feeling ill. The heart attacks were diagnosed following tests.
According to the Mayo Clinic, a silent heart attack is a heart attack that has few, if any, symptoms
or has symptoms not recognized as a heart attack.
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A silent heart attack might not cause chest pain or shortness of breath, which are typically
linked to a heart attack. However, a silent heart attack, like any heart attack, involves blockage of blood flow to the heart and possible damage to the heart muscle.
It's unclear when Rasmussen might return to the airwaves.
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A Montana native, Rasmussen worked at radio stations in New Orleans and Jacksonville before joining KDKA.
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