Heavy D Killed By Blood Clot After Long Flight

Los Angeles, California- Cause of death for influential rapper Heavy D has been announced, weeks after the star collapsed at his Los Angeles home and and died suddenly at Cedars-Sinai hospital.

The 44-year-old rap legend- real name Dwight Arrington Myers- died of a pulmonary embolism, or blood clot in the lung. The condition is often associated with long-haul flights, and Heavy D had just traveled back from London prior to his unexpected death. Scarily, Craig Harvey of the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office confirms that the clot “most likely formed during an extended airplane ride,” ultimately precipitating Heavy D’s death.

Several other factors had previously been cited in the rapper’s demise, including the possibility of pneumonia and the presence of certain medications used to treat a cough. But the coroner also confirms that the levels of cough syrup were “therapeutic,” and it was clear that the dosages did not contribute to Heavy D’s illness.

Sadly, it seems that a decision to return to the limelight set the stage for the unfortunate circumstances that led to the rapper’s “preventable” death. Heavy D was returning from his appearance at the memorial concert for Michael Jackson in Wales early in November, placing him on the flight and ultimately at risk for the fatal pulmonary embolism. In addition to his appearance at the star-studded event, 2011 also saw the rapper appear in the Eddie Murphy and Ben Stiller film Tower Heist as a security guard.

A more complete autopsy report on the death of Heavy D is expected in about two weeks.