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[Max Reger and his early death: could it have been avoided? : Would he have lived longer with adequate intensive care?]

Hans-Joachim Trappe
Published in: Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin (2024)
Reger was an outstanding personality who left behind an extensive oeuvre. Among the highlights of Max Reger's oeuvre are his chorale fantasies such as on "Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott" (op. 27) or also the "Fantasia and Fugue on B A C H" (op. 46), but other compositions such as the Mozart Variations (op. 132) and the Clarinet Quintet (op. 146) are also world-famous. His lifestyle certainly favored coronary heart disease, the consequences of which caused Reger's sudden, unexpected and much too early death. Today's modern intensive care medicine could probably have prolonged his life.
Keyphrases
  • metabolic syndrome
  • cardiovascular disease
  • physical activity
  • weight loss
  • type diabetes