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PETER FINCH HEALTH: NETWORK ACTOR’S ‘SUDDEN’ DEATH EXPLAINED - ‘A BLOW TO ALL OF
US'


PETER FINCH, WHO IS SET TO HIT OUR SCREENS AT 2:05 PM IN THE BATTLE OF THE RIVER
PLATE ON BBC2, DIED FROM A COMMON CONDITION THAT MADE UP ROUGHLY 40 PERCENT OF
ALL DEATHS IN THE 1970S. WHAT WAS THE CONDITION, AND WHY DON'T AS MANY PEOPLE
SUFFER THE SAME FATE TODAY?

By Luke Whelan
13:00, Sat, May 28, 2022 | UPDATED: 15:09, Sat, May 28, 2022
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WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HEART ATTACK AND CARDIAC ARREST?



Peter Finch played the anchorman Howard Beale in the 1976 film Network – a film
which earned him an Oscar. But sadly, Finch was never alive to pick up the award
as he died in January 1977 from a heart attack. Over his career, Finch appeared
in more than 35 films spanning roughly 29 years.



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The “respected and loved” star was 60 years old when he died of a massive heart
attack in the lobby of the Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles.

At the time of the shocking incident, he was waiting to appear on ABC’s Good
Morning America, according to the New York Times.

It was reported that people noticed something different about him in the
build-up to his death.



When he was televised days before on the Tonight Show, he looked “older” than
people were expecting.

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Peter Finch death: The star suffered a fatal heart attack in 1977 (Image: Getty
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“He looked old to me, older than I had expected,” said a spokesman for the
Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

Following his death, his studio made the following announcement: “The sudden and
untimely passing of Peter Finch has come as a blow to all of us who knew,
respected and loved him. Everyone here at M‐G‐M who was privileged to know this
gifted artist and warm and gentle human being is deeply saddened beyond words by
the news. Our sympathy goes out to his wife and children.”

A heart attack is caused when the blood supply to the heart is blocked.

This is because of the buildup of substances such as cholesterol, calcium and
other waste products – known collectively as ‘plaque’.

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It is a life-threatening emergency, and the sooner someone with a heart attack
receives treatment the more chance they have of surviving.

Sadly, at the scene of Finch’s heart attack, the star passed out and people
tried to revive him but failed, according to the New York Times.

He was taken unconscious to the University of California medical centre and
placed in intensive care.

Today, most people survive heart attacks.










Finch was taken to hospital unconscious from the Beverly Hills Hotel, Los
Angeles (Image: Getty Images)


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According to the British Heart Foundation (BHF), at least seven out of 10 people
survive them.

However, back in the 1960s and 70s, the condition was far more lethal.

In 1961, around 166,000 people died from coronary heart disease in Great Britain
whereas in 2021 roughly 63,200 people died from the condition. In the 1970s, it
made up roughly 40 percent of all deaths in the UK.

Heart disease is a term used to describe the buildup of plaques in the heart,
which narrow the arteries.




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One explanation for the decline in heart disease deaths may be the lower
prevalence of smoking.

The habit, which is known to increase the risk of coronary heart disease,
declined rapidly between 1972 and 1994, explains the British Heart Foundation.

Apart from quitting smoking, other behaviours can lower the risk of having a
heart attack.

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Reducing fatty foods, such as meat pies, butter, lard, cream, hard cheese, cakes
and biscuits, and food containing palm oil can also reduce your risk of heart
attack.

The symptoms of a heart attack include the following, as per the BHF:

Chest pain or discomfort that comes on suddenly which could feel like pressure,
heaviness, or squeezing in your chest
Pain that spreads to your right arm and may spread to your neck, jaw, back, or
stomach
Feeling sick, sweaty, or light-headed.


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