The Canadian actor died of a "ruptured aorta" and a "standard type A aortic dissection," according to his official death certificate, which ET obtained on Wednesday. The death certificate lists the time interval between the onset of the ruptured aorta and his death as minutes, while the time between the onset of the aortic dissection and his death is listed as three hours.
A median sternotomy was performed on Thicke on Dec. 13 -- a surgical procedure in which a vertical incision is made along the sternum, providing access to the heart and lungs -- though Thicke did not survive. His time of death is listed as 2:14 p.m. on the same day.
A type A aortic dissection is a tear beginning in the ascending aorta which progresses throughout the vessel. Symptoms include a sudden onset of severe chest or back pain, and may include vomiting, sweating and lightheadedness.
Thicke was initially vomiting and not feeling well prior to his death -- when he was playing hockey with his 19-year-old son, Carter, at the Pickwick Gardens ice skating rink in Burbank, California -- Pickwick Gardens vice president Darin Mathewson told ET last Thursday. Still, Mathewson -- who placed the 911 call when Thicke collapsed at the rink -- said the Growing Pains star was "coherent" when emergency personnel arrived, and was moving around and speaking to his son.
"He said he had pain in his chest, but his color was not good," Mathewson said. "He was a little gray. When the ambulance got here they checked his vitals ... and they put him on the gurney, sat him up."
"When he went by us, he gave us the thumbs up, like, 'I'm doing good guys, I'm good,'" he added.
Thicke was 69 years old.
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*What does this all mean?Can the Doctors in house use lay mans language to explain?Gosh!.
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ReplyDeleteRip!!! It was his time, destiny over!
ReplyDeleteDoctors can use latin flog people.
ReplyDeleteChai what a pity. RIP man
Oyinbo repete. RIP to him
ReplyDeleteOmg!!!
ReplyDeleteOh God!
ReplyDeleteRIP sir!
ReplyDeleteIt means he dies a natural death (thru sickness) and not thru juju or poison. Lol
ReplyDeleteJasmine, you know well ooooo. I cant laugh as this is a serious matter.
DeleteHe had a heart attack Stella and didn't survive it.
ReplyDeleteThe major blood vessel coming from the heart,got torn, all his blood leaked out into the chest.
ReplyDeleteChai.......may God have mercy on us all,cant imagine what those present would feel.....so sudden!
ReplyDelete@ sdk, it means his largest artery from the heart, supplying all the major organs n tissue, tore! Divided!
ReplyDeleteAorta is the big artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs. By rupturing(tearing), it caused internal bleeding and blood being pumped couldn't circulate.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a medic but a daughter to one, so I may not be totally correct
@Broomstick...I could have sworn you're a doctor. Well done for the brief and straight to throw point explanation.
ReplyDelete@SDK...the aorta is that large vessel that has ascending and descending branches and they supply blood to almost every part of the body. There is a condition called aortic dissection which are of different types. It's a tear in the vessel which may be preceded by a dilatation ofor the vessel.
He had one of the worst types and the patient will bleed internally and quickly go into shock. You can see even in a developed clime, the patient still died. It's a really grave condition.
@Ennie Dr, one or all three of my boys are reading medicinecos of you, period.
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