Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 15:09
The sudden death of rapper Heavy D was due to a pulmonary embolism caused by deep leg vein thrombosis (DVT), a Los Angeles coroner has decided.
The US hip-hop star died on 8 November after having difficulty breathing.
The results of an initial post-mortem proved inconclusive in determining why the 44-year-old died.
A pulmonary embolism is a blockage of an artery in the lung, often caused by a blood clot that travels to another part of the body.
The condition is sometimes associated with long distance air travel.
