Gene Hackman had advanced Alzheimer’s and severe heart disease at time of death: ‘In very poor health’

caused by heart problems and advanced Alzheimer’s disease, officials revealed on Friday.New Mexico Chief Medical Examiner Heather Jarrell shared the details of Hackman’s health in his final days at a press conference in Santa Fe alongside Sheriff Adan Mendoza.According to Jarrell, the Oscar-winning actor died roughly a week after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, from hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s.“Examination of the brain showed advanced Alzheimer’s disease as well as blood vessel changes in the brain,” Jarrell said.“It is reasonable to conclude that Mr.

Hackman died on February 18,” she continued, based on evidence of a “cardiac event” recorded by his pacemaker.The medical examiner added that the autopsy and full body post-mortem CT examination carried out on Hackman’s body showed the actor had “severe heart disease,” a history of heart attacks, severe changes of the kidneys due to chronic high blood pressure,” and had undergone “multiple surgical procedures involving the heart.”However, there was no evidence of “internal or external trauma.”The “French Connection” star “had not eaten recently” before passing away as there was “no food in his stomach,” Jarrell said at the press conference, though she shared that the actor’s body showed no “evidence of dehydration.”Though there had been speculation that both Hackman and Arakawa died from carbon monoxide poisoning, testing indicated neither had the poisonous gas in their systems at the time of their deaths, and only a “minuscule” gas leak was detected at their home.Jarrell also said,”There were no other significant natural disease findings,” and that pills found near Arakawa’s body were a thyroid medication.Hackman was 95.Officials.