{"id":2628863,"date":"2026-07-12T12:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T16:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsey-grahams-risk-of-heart-attack-heightened-by-family-history\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T12:58:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T16:58:04","slug":"lindsey-grahams-risk-of-heart-attack-heightened-by-family-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsey-grahams-risk-of-heart-attack-heightened-by-family-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Graham&#8217;s risk of heart attack heightened by family history"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flindsey-grahams-risk-of-heart-attack-heightened-by-family-history%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2628863&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Emergency calls at Senator Lindsey Graham&#8217;s home on Saturday night led to speculation that he died of a heart attack, given his family history of cardiovascular disease. His office issued a statement citing a &#8220;brief and sudden illness&#8221; but did not confirm the cause of death.Emergency services responded to a cardiac arrest call at his residence. Graham,aged 71,had a family history of heart disease; his father died of a heart attack at 68,and his mother from cancer. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S., frequently enough hereditary, with a significant risk increase for those with related health issues or unhealthy lifestyle choices. Reports suggest Graham appeared &#8220;tired&#8221; shortly before his death. the article also discusses the prevalence and causes of heart attacks and how Graham will be replaced as a senator.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emergency calls for cardiac arrest at the home of Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\">Lindsey Graham<\/a> on Saturday night have fueled speculation that the South Carolina Republican died of a heart attack, a diagnosis that aligns with a family history of cardiovascular disease.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graham\u2019s staff issued a statement in the early hours of Sunday morning saying that the senior senator from South Carolina died following a \u201cbrief and sudden illness,\u201d but has not confirmed the cause of death. Previously <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/law\/what-dispatch-audio-tells-us-about-the-emergency-response-at-lindsey-grahams-home-653408a7\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/law\/what-dispatch-audio-tells-us-about-the-emergency-response-at-lindsey-grahams-home-653408a7\">reported dispatch audio<\/a> details that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >emergency medical services personnel responded<\/a> to a call of cardiac arrest, the medical term for a heart attack, at Graham\u2019s residence late Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4645022\/ex-atf-warns-chemical-keeping-flavored-vapes-children\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Not nicotine, still a problem: The chemical keeping flavored vapes on shelves, ex-ATF warns<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4643995\/dr-oz-demonstrates-squats\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Dr. Oz demonstrates squats: \u2018Like your bottom\u2019s about to touch the toilet seat\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4643731\/nebraska-abortion-rates-up-8-as-iowans-cross-border\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Nebraska abortion rates up 8% as Iowans cross the border<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graham, 71, had a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/heart-disease-family-history\/about\/index.html\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/heart-disease-family-history\/about\/index.html\">family history<\/a> of heart disease. His father, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/doctor-says-graham-final-trip-124843684.html\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/doctor-says-graham-final-trip-124843684.html\">Florence James Graham<\/a>, died of a heart attack at the age of 68, after which Graham became the legal guardian of his then 13-year-old sister. Their mother died from cancer 15 months before their father\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heart disease, the most common cause of death in the United States, is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC3007119\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC3007119\/\">highly hereditary<\/a>. Children of parents with premature cardiovascular disease have between a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC4229162\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC4229162\/\">60% and 75%<\/a> chance of developing heart problems later in life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One person in the United States has a heart attack every <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/heart-disease\/data-research\/facts-stats\/index.html\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/heart-disease\/data-research\/facts-stats\/index.html\">40 seconds<\/a>, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 805,000 every year. About 1-in-5 heart attacks are silent, meaning that damage is done but the person is not aware of it. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coronary artery disease, the most common form of heart disease, occurs when cholesterol and other substances build up in the arteries that supply blood to the heart, reducing the oxygen flow to the heart muscle. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4645270\/lindsey-graham-replacement-senate-death\/\">HOW WILL LINDSEY GRAHAM BE REPLACED AS SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR AFTER SUDDEN DEATH?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Health conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, or being overweight increase the risk of developing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wipeout-reboot-contestant-died-of-heart-attack-says-coroner\/\" title=\"\u2018Wipeout\u2019 Reboot Contestant ... Of ..., Says Coroner\">coronary artery disease<\/a>. Lifestyle factors, such as unhealthy diet, lack of physical activity, and too much alcohol, can also contribute to heart disease.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump said on NBC News\u2019s <em>Meet the Press<\/em> on Sunday that Graham <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4645293\/trump-lindsey-graham-tired-phone-call-death\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4645293\/trump-lindsey-graham-tired-phone-call-death\/\">seemed a \u201clittle tired<\/a>\u201d during a telephone conversation in the hours before his death. Graham was scheduled to appear on <em>Meet the Press<\/em> on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted Graham\u2019s office with a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graham&#8217;s home call suggests heart attack; family history noted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2666,"featured_media":2628864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26103627413359_e61378.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[82617,36950,82616,39964,32283],"class_list":["post-2628863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cardiovascular-health","tag-family-history","tag-heart-attack-risk","tag-heart-health","tag-lindsey-graham"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26103627413359_e61378.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2666"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2628863"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2628867,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628863\/revisions\/2628867"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2628864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2628863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2628863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2628863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}