Pitchman Billy Mays Dead at 50.

[dragongrrl]

I wonder what happened to him?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obit_billy_mays

Oh dear. It seems it might have been another unchecked head injury.

http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/28/billy-mays-is-dead/

[NoNoNanette]

I hear more and more about head injuries.... what happens? Does a blood clot stroke you out? :confused:

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I'll tell you another thing that I'm "happily hooked on".... TMZ-

Man, those guys get the scoop! About 30 seconds ago, I got the "breaking news" about Mays from CNN email.

TMZ has been all over this for hours. :bow:

[dragongrrl]

Yes. TMZ is all over the place it seems. Sad as this guy seemed nice.

I guess clots can be part of the problem, but brain swelling is also a reason head injury kills. Brains are inside a tight box and if they swell there's no where to go.

http://hosting.texoma.net/business/biotech/thia-faq.htm

[NoNoNanette]

It appears as though the airline dodged a bullet/civil suit. From TMZ:

The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner just announced the results of Billy Mays' autopsy -- and said there was no connection between Billy's death and Saturday's rough aircraft landing.

Billy had admitted to suffering a blow to the head when the front tires of US Airways Flight 1421 blew upon landing -- but the doc said he found "no signs of internal or external head trauma."

Dr. Chrostowski said Billy most likely died from complications due to heart disease. He said the autopsy showed "hypertensive and arteriosclerotic disease of the heart" -- which is known to cause sudden death.

The doc said Billy -- who was scheduled to have his third hip replacement surgery today -- had prescriptions for tramadol and hydrocodone, but said Mays had no history of drug abuse and "the counts of remaining medication are correct."

The doc will announce the official cause of death once all tests results are in.

[Titchou]

He also had an enlarged heart - almost 50% larger than normal. That is a very deadly condition.