Health Buzz: The Science Behind What Killed Jack Pearson on 'This Is Us'
Yes, what happened to him happens in the real world, too.
By David Oliver , Associate Editor, Social Media |Feb. 8, 2018, at 2:16 p.m.
Health Buzz: The Science Behind What Killed Jack Pearson on 'This Is Us'
If you're a fan of NBC's tearjerker drama "This Is Us," you finally learned the answer to the show's central mystery on Super Bowl Sunday: Jack Pearson (Milo Ventimiglia) died of a heart attack after exposure to smoke inhalation during a fire.
"One of the complications of smoke inhalation is that it puts a terrible stress on the lungs and therefore the heart," a doctor tells Jack's wife, Rebecca Pearson (Mandy Moore), during the episode. "Your husband went into cardiac arrest. It was catastrophic and I'm afraid we've lost him."
https://health.usnews.com/wellness/health-buzz/articles/2018-02-08/this-is-us-a-widowmaker-heart-attack-explained
