Danny Ainge Suffers Mild Heart Attack; Resting Comfortably
by Roy_Hobbs on Apr 16, 2009 6:26 PM EDT
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Celtics President and General Manager Danny Ainge has suffered a heart attack, SportsCenter 5 has learned.
Ainge was resting comfortably after being taken to the hospital early Thursday morning, SportsCenter 5 reported.
Ainge, 50, who took over reins of the Celtics in in 2003 and orchestrated last year's Celtics championship by bringing in Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, did not attend Wednesday night's Celtics game because he was feeling sick.
Ainge woke up Thursday morning with chest pains and was taken to the hospital. Doctors later inserted a stent to unclog an artery that was 100 percent clogged.
Ainge will be in the hospital for a few days and will probably miss the Celtics' playoff opener against the Bulls on Saturday. He is expected to make a full recovery.
Please join me and the rest of the Celticsblog staff in wishing Danny a speedy and full recovery.
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I'm getting a bit weary...
Day after Wolves trade KG, a major Minneapolis bridge collapses…. the day KG is ruled out for a title defending postseason, his GM has a mild heart attack. Yikes.
Best wishes to DA.
Wow, what a terrible, terrible day for the celtics.
2 biggest headline on NBA outlets around the web
“KG out for playoffs” followed by
“Danny Ainge Suffers Heart Attack”"
by TheAncientRivalry on Apr 16, 2009 6:40 PM EDT reply actions
Get well soon, Danny!
God bless your family and you!
Don’t worry about the Celtics for now … please just get well!
Yeah get well soon.
This a going to be a rough year to win it all.
Get well soon, D.A.
I'm the other guy at Third Quarter Collapse, with a Twitter account.
I comment WAY too much.
Die for my family and live for the moment/And that's the main difference between me and my opponent - Phonte of Little Brother
Wow.
DA – get well soon.
What a crazy day in Celticland. And an awful one.
When Perk was asked what he thought of Howard winning the gold medal this summer, he responded: "What’s his impression of me after I won a ring?"
Some things are more important than basketball...
…please get well Danny
Don't fake the funk on a nasty dunk
Get Well Danny
Get well soon Danny. We love you.
"I don't come to play, I come to WIN"--Larry Bird
"Criminally Negligent Officiating"--Tommy Heinsohn
If they caught it soon
he should be fine. Medicine has come a long way in this area. Should be a wake up call for all of us, esp. men. If you’re nearing fifty, take a low dose aspirin every day.
by The Real Large James 2 on Apr 16, 2009 7:31 PM EDT reply actions
Low Dose Aspirin
This is the common precept, but it is really something that should be discussed with an MD. There are reasons for some people to not take daily low dose aspirin.
"I don't come to play, I come to WIN"--Larry Bird
"Criminally Negligent Officiating"--Tommy Heinsohn
I had an angioplasty in 2000. Based on my experience, he’ll be taking alot more than aspirin, including a beta blocker, a statin, anti-hyperlipidemic medication, an ACE inhibitor and lots of vitamin e, plus a glass of red wine (or grape juice) in the evening.
But an angioplasty is no big deal. I watched mine on a monitor, since they go in through your thigh (femoral artery) and no general anesthesia is needed.
Hopefully he self-bypassed the blockage (which often happens with athletes) so the heart damage was minimal.
no big deal?
Angioplasty no big deal? It is a big deal. That’s why it’s only done in a facility that has heart surgeons available (in case there’s a complication). While the complication rate is low in the hands of a skilled cardiologist, it’s not something to take lightly.
As long as you’re enumerating all the medications that one takes after an angioplasty, don’t forget the Plavix. All the medications you listed are part of the post-myocardial infarction treatment, but are not specific to angioplasty. If a stent was placed, Plavix is also given for 1-12 months depending upon it being a bare-metal stent or drug-eluting stent.
Those who are not physicians should not be so quickly commenting on risks (“no big deal”) or on which medications are part of the treatment (unless one is only commenting on what which medications one is taking and not suggesting what someone else might need).
by Berkeley1297 on Apr 16, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
There are approximately one million angioplastys performed in the US each year. You go in to the hospital, have the procedure, and leave the next day. Sure, the medical technology involved is impressive and you need a skilled specialist, but it’s not like open heart surgery or a bypass operation to replace arteries, where they have to open up your chest.
As for the medications, I prefaced this by stating that the list was based on my experience. I was never given plavix, which is a blood thinner—just aspirin. Perhaps this is because my stent was premedicated.
Best wishes, DA
Get well soon.
-sw
Manuel Aristides Ramirez is the greatest hitter I've ever seen.
Abounding hitters, no clue about the pitching staff: Beware the Bizarro Dodgers!
Best wishes DA, and get well.
Let’s get all the bad news out of the way, in one fell swoop.
Then all of us can sit back, and enjoy the season (and the rest to follow) this team has given us.
a prayer for health
first and above all, thank god they caught and identified danny’s heart attack. there are all kinds of ways to address a heart condition—once its been identified. second, lets hope similarly that kg’s injusry can be addressed such that he can get back to his ferocious self again—even if its next year.
it was indeed a day of serious trials. all i can say is that if this team can win a championship under these circumstances they will go down as one of the greatest champions in nba history.
Seems like only yesterday...
Danny was going coast-to-coast to beat Notre Dame at the buzzer, followed by a very impressive career as a Celtic guard.
He was the picture of health…and now this happens.
Where does the time go?
Get well soon, DA.
Get Well Danny
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I am sorry but this is getting up there a little to close to the ten days in celtic histroy
best wishes to the health of the entire celtic family
um...
whoever has the celtics organization voodoo doll, this is getting out of hand. its like we discovered king tut’s tomb or something. hope everyone gets well soon!
I know I speak for a lot of people in Portland --
Sorry to hear about this. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Thank God
Get well Danny. We need you.
by SalmonAndMashedPotatoes on Apr 16, 2009 8:56 PM EDT reply actions
Gah!
Geez Danny. Don’t freak out. KG will get better. Eventually.
man...tough day for the C's
take it out on the bulls
by celticinorlando on Apr 16, 2009 9:21 PM EDT reply actions
Get well soon!
We’re all pulling for you, Danny!
I think a heart attack is the expected response once Bob Ryan jumps ship on the C’s. In all seriousness Danny has entered into Bill Simmon’s Boston sport pantheons for his performance over the past two years and he better get well soon because the Celtics are an empty franchise without Danny at the helm. Best wishes Danny, Celtics nation loves you.
by I Love Getting Rondo'd on Apr 16, 2009 11:05 PM EDT reply actions
Be well, Danny...
You have done much good thinking for the team as GM, and now know we’re thinking good thoughts for your full recovery ~
Indefatigable on Defence defines these Celtics~
You never know
Do not see Danny as Type A, hypertensive personality but arterial blockages can happen to anyone. Hello statins. Glad all went well, Danny. You will serve as an example to many. Former pro athlete, in good shape, well rooted in family. Still, need to chase stress away. A little beta blocker and 81mg aspirin and I suppose Brickowski is right. You’ve crossed over to heart attack survivior and will likely be on the whole smorgasbord.
Listen men, it isn’t that hard to increase your chances. Listen to good docs, exercise
wanted to stop by and wish Ainge a speedy recovery.......
get well soon.
Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009
by norcaliangelsfan on Apr 17, 2009 3:56 AM EDT reply actions
Get well soon
My thoughts go out to you, Danny!
by Amager Celtic Fan on Apr 17, 2009 5:25 AM EDT reply actions
Ah, that horrible news ruined my day
Get well Danny! I have always been a great admirer of him. Not just a athlete (nor not just a two sport pro athlete of which there aren’t that many), but a great coach, I THINK a good commentator tho never heard him in that role, and has certainly proven his GM skills here in Boston. And a class family man and human being.
I hope Larry, Kevin et all and all the current C’s are allowed and will go to the hospital and pay their respects.
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