The actor Ryan ONealwho was nominated for an Oscar for Love Story, died on December 8 at the age of 82. A death that shocked the world of acting, and that his son Patrick reported on his Instagram profile: My dad passed away peacefully today, with his loving team at his side, supporting and loving him as he would. with us.
At the time, the cause of death was not known, although different media pointed to the different health problems he had suffered in recent years, such as the diagnosis of chronic leukemia in 2001 and prostate cancer in 2012.
Now, two weeks later, the actor’s death certificatewhich the American portal Page Six shared, indicates that he died from congestive heart failurewhich comes after he suffered from cardiomyopathy for years.
An illness that had also led him to be admitted to Providence Saint Johns Health Center in Santa Monica, in California, when he ended up passing away. The charismatic actor was later buried at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary.
What is congestive heart failure?
Congestive heart failure is the inability of the heart to satisfy our body’s needs for blood. When the heart weakens, the blood begins to recede and expel fluid through the capillary walls, which causes an accumulation of fluid in different organs.
For its part, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Cardiomyopathy is understood as a group of various cardiac conditions that cause thickening, stiffness, and thinning of the muscle with body substances.
