The rush to execution in Oklahoma comes despite clear evidence that executions have led to unconstitutionally torturous deaths. Autopsies of prisoners put to death with lethal injections including the sedative midazolam are subject to severe pulmonary edema, producing sensations of “doom, panic, drowning, and asphyxiation.”
New research shows that a small portion of Takotsubo syndrome patients have "happy heart syndrome" linked to joyful events. They re also more likely to be male and have wall motion abnormalities.