Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, had fluid accumulation in her chest and mild hardening of the vessels that supplied blood to the heart and body, according to a final autopsy.
An autopsy for Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, reveals new details about her death.
Arakawa, who died due to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, had fluid accumulation in her chest and mild hardening of the vessels that supplied blood to the heart and body, according to an autopsy obtained by The Associated Press. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is transmitted from animals to humans and is commonly found in rodents, the New Mexico Department of Health confirmed.
Arakawa also tested negative for COVID-19 and the flu and showed no signs of trauma. The classical pianist’s carbon monoxide levels were within normal range, according to the AP, and she tested positive for caffeine and negative for alcohol and intoxicating drugs.
On Sunday, an official cause of death was revealed for the Oscar-winning actor.
According to the Office of the Medical Investigator in New Mexico, a final autopsy obtained by Fox News Digital shows that Hackman had a «history of congestive heart failure» in addition to «severe chronic hypertensive changes (in his) kidneys.
