James Gandolfini died of a heart attack earlier this week, and the doctor in charge of the ER where he was taken says there are no suspicious factors. That statement is unofficial however, with respect to drugs or alcohol. Claudio Modini, the ER chief at the Italian hospital, says it looks like a heart attack, adding it was ” probably a natural cause of death, myocardial infarction.” James Gandolfini had acknowledged he’d been addicted to cocaine and alcohol, and that substance abuse played a part in his 2002 divorce. It’s premature to say if drugs or alcohol were a factor, here, and it has not been established what, if any, toxicology tests will be performed on the actor. Gandolfini’s death, which shocked the Hollywood community , took place Wednesday while on vacation in Italy with his teenage son from his first marriage. He is also survived by his current wife and baby daughter. James dined at an Italian restaurant – Ciampini in Rome – and was photographed during his meal shortly before he died, according to TMZ. After his cardiac event, doctors tried in vain for 40 minutes to resuscitate the actor, using heart massage and other methods, but it was no use. There was no electric activity from the heart, meaning he was probably deceased before he got to the hospital. There will be an autopsy performed. While nothing has been confirmed, doctors at the hospital seem fairly certain that he died of natural causes – a heart attack – at age 51. RIP.
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James Gandolfini Cause of Death: Natural Causes, Heart Attack Suspected
