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35. I think it's been confirmed that he had a cardiac arrest.

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 10:24 PM

Jul 8

The police scanner that night stated that he was given CPR. That's not done for heart attacks. It's done for cardiac arrests, when the heart stops beating.

CPR is the alternative to immediate death but few elderly patients ever recover. CPR itself causes pretty heavy damage to the body - broken ribs, sometimes other broken bones.

If the cardiac arrest lasted more than a few seconds there is brain damage from lack of oxygen to the brain.

I don't know if McConnell is alive or dead but if he's alive he's probably in pretty bad shape, physically and cognitively. He could stay in the hospital for weeks or even months and never recover.

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Elaine Chao, wife of Mitch McConnell, issues statement after US return [View all] riversedge Jul 7 OP

Geez, I read better fiction than this in the remaindered books niyad Jul 7 #1

Yes, my (odd) thoughts exactly (as yours) ahnakneemoose Jul 7 #7

Every single day. SheltieLover Jul 8 #26

Obviously a love match... buzzycrumbhunger Jul 7 #2

Cryptic response - when a relative had cardiac arrest in Justice Jul 7 #3

I don't think they would put McConnell in an induced coma. LeftInTX Jul 8 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Miguelito Loveless Jul 8 #33

How do we know she has returned? BigmanPigman Jul 7 #4

Talking to him on the phone. James48 Jul 7 #5

She traveled 3 days after her husband was hospitalized for a heart attack to meet with the Chinese vice president Galraedia Jul 7 #6

What does her status as a private citizen have to do with this situation? niyad Jul 8 #9

The Logan Act bars U.S. citizens from engaging in certain communications with foreign governments without authority Galraedia Jul 8 #12

But nobody here was discussing the Logan Act. niyad Jul 8 #16

The info says she was discussing philanhropic endeavors. ZERO to do..... ColoringFool Jul 8 #21

WHERE ARE YOU READING "CHINESE VICE PRESIDENT"?? ColoringFool Jul 8 #22

Elaine Chao met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing on June 17, 2026 Galraedia Jul 8 #32

100% wrong. She traveled BEFORE he was hospitalized. Wiz Imp Jul 8 #28

Very informative. I learned so much LeftInTX Jul 7 #8

His health "did not warrant immediate return" could mean it was so bad Teacher of the Year Jul 8 #10

You can just feel the warmth in that statement it is almost like somebody else wrote it. Botany Jul 8 #13

Or maybe that really is their marriage! yardwork Jul 8 #34

They released this statement to give the impression the event was no big deal. rogue emissary Jul 8 #30

How do you go into cardiac arrest without a heart? littlemissmartypants Jul 8 #14

The same way darth cheney had a "heart" valve replacement? niyad Jul 8 #15

Scott Jennings, CNN pundit and pox on journalistic discourse Seinan Sensei Jul 8 #17

Yeah, Jennings is a real sleeze bag in my view. hamsterjill Jul 8 #18

Is it just me, or does this statement imply that she was in China BEFORE the cardiac arrest. hamsterjill Jul 8 #19

This is a very long time to be hospitalized after having a heart attack. Most patients are sent home after a Raftergirl Jul 8 #20

He could be in another facility. LeftInTX Jul 8 #23

Except they said he was still in the hospital. Raftergirl Jul 8 #29

I think it's been confirmed that he had a cardiac arrest. yardwork Jul 8 #35

Thanks for the explanation. I likely just assumed he had a heart attack. Raftergirl Jul 8 #37

The media don't do a good job of explaining... anything, lately. yardwork Thursday #43

Exactly. LisaL Jul 8 #39

According to Jennings, MM is practically ready to tap dance up the Capitol steps! tavernier Jul 8 #24

Billionaires love helping, like. Kid Berwyn Jul 8 #25

Sounds Like Trump Explaining Why He Didn't Go To His Son's Wedding DrFunkenstein Jul 8 #27

I sat in the hospital today... r�is�n_dubh Jul 8 #31

I hope your partner recovers. yardwork Jul 8 #36

Yes, very bizarre. LisaL Jul 8 #40

Thanks... r�is�n_dubh Thursday #42

Hard to imagine that others would do otherwise JoseBalow Jul 8 #38

Exactly... r�is�n_dubh Thursday #41