Lindsey Graham's aorta tore at 71. Grant Wahl's burst at 49. One is common and age-driven; the other is inherited, silent, and findable.

The South Carolina senator’s office said the 71-year-old died after a “brief and sudden illness.”

Sen. Lindsey Graham died at 71 of an aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. An ER doctor explains why it kills so fast and the warning signs.

Graham's death sparks questions on cardiac arrest that is caused by an electrical malfunction in the heart that disrupts its pumping action. The heart then stops beating.

The South Carolina representative passed away on Saturday evening, according to a statement from his office.

Graham's office said that he died on Saturday evening "from a brief and sudden illness".

US politician Lindsey Graham was a prominent Republican senator from South Carolina.

US Sen. Lindsey Graham, the longtime Republican from South Carolina, has died “from a brief and sudden illness,” a spokesperson for his office told CNN.

️ Lindsey Graham died of aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a preliminary medical examiner finding.

Senator Lindsey Graham died after a brief, sudden illness, his office confirmed, with his family requesting privacy during mourning.

Republican Senator passed away from a brief and sudden illness

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham died suddenly on Saturday night after a short illness, two days after his 71st birthday, his office announced.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has stepped in to 'assist' local authorities in the wake of Lindsey Graham's unexpected death.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) likely died of a heart attack. The senator had a family his tory, with his father dying from a heart attack at 68.

Unlike a heart attack, cardiac arrest may not show any signs before causing abrupt collapse.

The 71-year-old Republican senator died on Saturday evening after a ‘brief and sudden illness,’ his office said

According to a preliminary finding from the medical examiner, Lindsey Graham died from an aortic rupture caused by hardened arteries.

US Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of President Donald Trump and a leading Republican voice on foreign policy, died on Saturday after a brief illness, his office said. He was…

A statement from Graham's office said the Medical Examiner of the District of Columbia’s preliminary findings are the senator died of aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic…

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The South Carolina senator's office originally cited a "brief and sudden illness" Saturday night.