Latest News: George Michael passed on of regular causes, British coroner says

George Michael passed on of characteristic causes as the aftereffect of coronary illness and a greasy liver, a British coroner said Tuesday. Darren Salter, senior coroner for the district of Oxfordshire in southern England, said an after death has found that the artist kicked the bucket of "widened cardiomyopathy with myocarditis and greasy liver."


Enlarged cardiomyopathy is a condition in which the left ventricle of the heart gets to be distinctly extended and debilitated, constraining the heart's capacity to pump blood. Myocarditis is irritation of the heart muscle.

The previous Wham! artist lyricist was discovered dead at his nation home in Oxfordshire on Dec. 25. He was 53. An underlying examination neglected to decide the reason for death for the star, who had combat medical issues and medication fixation.

Salter said that since Michael kicked the bucket of regular causes, there will be no coroner's investigation or further request. In Britain, investigations are held to decide the realities of unexplained passings. Police at first explored and took witness explanations keeping in mind the end goal to set up the certainties encompassing Michael's passing, which they called "unexplained yet non-suspicious."

Wham!, framed by Michael and his companion Andrew Ridgeley, finished diagrams in the 1980s with overflowing pop hits including "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go," ''Young Guns (Go For It)" and "Flexibility." Michael went ahead to a performance vocation studded with real hits including "Indiscreet Whisper" and "Confidence" and sold more than 100 million collections around the globe.