Word: emphysema
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...candidate for heart replacement because of terminal cardiomyopathy, a progressive weakening of the heart muscle. But his chances seemed better than those of either Clark or Schroeder. Clark, who was all but dead at the time of his implant surgery, not only had heart disease but was suffering from emphysema; Schroeder had diabetes and advanced atherosclerosis...
...Sunday, in a heavily-edited one-minute film, Soviet TV showed a pale and very feeble Chernenko voting. It was his first public appearance in two months. Nonetheless, the earlier admission fueled speculation that Chernenko, who is thought to be suffering from acute emphysema, may soon be replaced. Also significant is that Soviet newspaper accounts of last Friday's gathering deleted all references to Chernenko's role as chairman of the Defense Council. The omissions could mean that the party now wants to play down Chernenko's responsibilities...
...spotlight as the maverick of the Western alliance. An element of dramatic suspense was provided by ailing Soviet Leader Konstantin Chernenko, 73, who has not made a public appearance in seven weeks. Only five hours before the scheduled meeting, Papandreou's aides announced that Chernenko, who suffers from emphysema and related ailments, could not receive Papandreou for reasons of ill health...
...also began to admit the possibility that Chernenko, like Andropov, might reappear only at his funeral in Red Square. The unofficial grapevine is increasingly specific about the nature of Chernenko's illness. According to both Soviet and East European officials, he is suffering from a heart ailment resulting from emphysema, a pulmonary condition that has possibly been aggravated by pneumonia...
...topic is discussed constantly in Moscow these days, for clearly understandable reasons. The Soviet party leader and President, 73, who is believed to be suffering from emphysema, has been absent from public view for about a month. Soviet television last showed an apparently frail Chernenko on Dec. 27, handing out awards at a Kremlin ceremony. Three days earlier he had missed the funeral of Defense Minister Dmitri Ustinov, held in Red Square on a bitterly cold...