Ex-Wham! singer died of natural causes
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GEORGE Michael, the singer who sold more than 100 million albums, died of natural causes as the result of heart disease and a fatty liver, a British coroner said.
Darren Salter, senior coroner for the county of Oxfordshire in southern England, said yesterday that a post-mortem had found that the singer died of “dilated cardiomyopathy with myocarditis and fatty liver.”
Dilated cardiomyopathy is a condition in which the left ventricle of the heart becomes stretched and weakened, limiting the heart’s ability to pump blood. Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle.
The former Wham! singer-songwriter was found dead at his country home in Oxfordshire on December 25. He was 53. An initial autopsy failed to determine the cause of death.
Salter said that because Michael died of natural causes, there would be no coroner’s inquest or further inquiries.
Police initially investigated and took witness statements about Michael’s death, which they called “unexplained but non-suspicious.”
Wham!, formed by Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, topped charts in the 1980s with exuberant pop hits including “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” and “Young Guns (Go For It).” Michael went on to a solo career studded with major hits including “Careless Whisper” and “Freedom.”
He also suffered problems with drugs and alcohol, and in 2010 was briefly jailed after crashing his car into a shop front near his London home.
Michael’s death prompted an outpouring of recognition for his musical gifts as well as his charitable work.
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