Did Tom Petty's 'Rock Star' Lifestyle Shorten His Life?

Charlotte Libov : Oct 3, 2017
Newsmax Health

"Even if someone gives up a drug like heroin years earlier, it still could have damaged his heart's coronary arteries, setting the stage for a heart attack, just like previous cigarette smoking causes lung cancer." -Dr. Chauncy Crandall

(Los Angeles, CA)—[Newsmax Health] Tom Petty's punishing lifestyle on the road probably contributed to the legendary rocker's early death, a top heart-health expert says. (Photo: Tom Petty/copyright: AP/via Newsmax Health)

"The surest way to shorten your life is to be a rock star," renowned cardiologist Dr. Chauncey Crandall tells Newsmax Health.

The 66-year-old front man for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers died after...

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