Ryan Wilson: Kris Letang is back Kris Letang is back

unbelievable. Just crazy.

while i understand why he had the stroke previously, what caused the stroke this time? And could it occur again?

He has a blood clotting disorder. He is prone to strokes.

unbelievable. Just crazy.

while i understand why he had the stroke previously, what caused the stroke this time? And could it occur again?
- i'mjustafan

When you have one stroke, you are at a much higher risk of additional strokes. It is one of the reasons why Im sure he's monitored so much and knows his body so well.

He has a blood clotting disorder. He is prone to strokes.
- dunner84

Thank you.

My Yahoo fantasy team thanks this soldier

Imagine they kept Tanger on that pair with sheltered deployment....it'd be like 2009 all over again...except he's a better player than he was in 2009

He has a blood clotting disorder. He is prone to strokes.
- dunner84

Blood clotting disorder?

He was born with a little hole in his heart and I thought that was the underlying issue for this.

Blood clotting disorder?

He was born with a little hole in his heart and I thought that was the underlying issue for this.
- MattStrat

"Everyone is born with a hole in their heart, which resembles a flap-like opening in the wall that divides the right and left atrium. It typically seals completely during infancy, but for about 25 per cent of people, that opening never completely closes.

Normally, blood enters the heart’s right side and gets pumped to the lungs, where little micro blood clots get filtered. The blood then returns to the heart’s left side and is pumped out to the body.

However, if there’s an opening in the wall, blood can flow from the right to the left side, meaning those bits of blood clots don’t get filtered by the lungs. Instead, they get pumped out into the arteries that take blood to the brain. If a clot cuts off normal blood flow to the brain it results in a stroke."

https://www.thestar.com/l...letang_have_a_stroke.html

"Everyone is born with a hole in their heart, which resembles a flap-like opening in the wall that divides the right and left atrium. It typically seals completely during infancy, but for about 25 per cent of people, that opening never completely closes.

Normally, blood enters the heart’s right side and gets pumped to the lungs, where little micro blood clots get filtered. The blood then returns to the heart’s left side and is pumped out to the body.

However, if there’s an opening in the wall, blood can flow from the right to the left side, meaning those bits of blood clots don’t get filtered by the lungs. Instead, they get pumped out into the arteries that take blood to the brain. If a clot cuts off normal blood flow to the brain it results in a stroke."

https://www.thestar.com/l...letang_have_a_stroke.html
- j.boyd919

So its a little hole not taking care of tiny blood clots.

Thanks for this.

Strange he doesn't require blood thinners for this...if he did I dont see how he'd be allowed to play.

"Although one in four adults has a PFO, it’s rare for it to cause a stroke, said Dr. Rick Swartz neurologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, whose clinical specialty is stroke in the young." so as others have pointed out he lost the genetic lottery on this one.....however as a multi millionaire 3 cup ring wearing elite athlete I dont think he totally lost the genetic lottery hahaha

So its a little hole not taking care of tiny blood clots.

Thanks for this.

Strange he doesn't require blood thinners for this...if he did I dont see how he'd be allowed to play.

"Although one in four adults has a PFO, it’s rare for it to cause a stroke, said Dr. Rick Swartz neurologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, whose clinical specialty is stroke in the young." so as others have pointed out he lost the genetic lottery on this one.....however as a multi millionaire 3 cup ring wearing elite athlete I dont think he totally lost the genetic lottery hahaha
- MattStrat

I have no doubt his doctors feel it's safe to play or he wouldn't be allowed to return. It's not like the old days when the "team doctor" says a player is good to go.

I'm confused about the blood thinner issue too. I guess he doesn't have to be on one. Not exactly the sport you want to play when you're taking a blood thinner.

I have no doubt his doctors feel it's safe to play or he wouldn't be allowed to return. It's not like the old days when the "team doctor" says a player is good to go.

I'm confused about the blood thinner issue too. I guess he doesn't have to be on one. Not exactly the sport you want to play when you're taking a blood thinner.
- madmike71

He may be able to forego the blood thinners full time if they monitor his D-dimer levels constantly.

He may be able to forego the blood thinners full time if they monitor his D-dimer levels constantly.
- Pags

Got this from DK's site. It's his doctor.

"Certainly it’s not the sport that created this problem for him," Vyas said. "We know that several people have holes in their hearts that have strokes that don’t play a sport, and so, he had a risk just of having this hole in his heart that could’ve created the stroke twice now in his body. We don’t think that playing the sport itself is risky for him."

As for this seeming like an extremely quick return-to-play process?

"He’s always surprised us with how well he heals," Vyas said. "We don’t think that this is accelerated in any way, we’re taking all the right precautions to make sure that he’s safe to go out and play, and when that time comes, we’ll let him go back to playing his sport."

If Kris is playing tonight I will stand up and cheer, and then begin booing and harassing all the Penguins after a decent 5-second clap for Kris. Good luck, good health, happy holidays. Go Sabres!

So its a little hole not taking care of tiny blood clots.

Thanks for this.

Strange he doesn't require blood thinners for this...if he did I dont see how he'd be allowed to play.

"Although one in four adults has a PFO, it’s rare for it to cause a stroke, said Dr. Rick Swartz neurologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, whose clinical specialty is stroke in the young." so as others have pointed out he lost the genetic lottery on this one.....however as a multi millionaire 3 cup ring wearing elite athlete I dont think he totally lost the genetic lottery hahaha
- MattStrat

Blood thinners aren't the only way to treat blood clots. When I had my episode, I am on a water pill and baby aspirin. The baby aspirin is basically the thinner. After the doctors determined my condition was amaurosis fugax, blood clot in the eye. The first thing they checked was for a hole in the heart. For better or worse the doctors have never determined the cause.

If Kris is playing tonight I will stand up and cheer, and then begin booing and harassing all the Penguins after a decent 5-second clap for Kris. Good luck, good health, happy holidays. Go Sabres!
- lacaprup

Not on the same level but...

We Flyers fan have a reputation as the loudest, angriest, worst fans in hockey (hi Montreal, New York, and Toronto). However, when the Flyers played the Penguins in Philly in 93 (I think, could have been 94), Mario got chemo treatment in the morning, chartered a private plane to Philly, and surprised the crowd by playing. When he came out for the pregame skate, he got a standing ovation from the crowd. After that, he scored a goal and got another standing ovation. He then scored again and got a quiet applause, sort of like, "Yes, you're amazing, we get it; please stop."