The cause of death of Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of the ‘king of rock’ Elvis Presley, who died unexpectedly on January 12 at the age of 54, is already known. At first, she blamed her death on the aftermath of a brief emergency hospitalization in California after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest; but the final results of the autopsy confirm that she died naturally from small bowel obstruction.
According to the new report from the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office (USA), this type of pathology is commonly caused by the type of surgery used for weight loss. The intestinal obstruction was caused by an adhesion that developed after bariatric surgery (gastric bypass) years ago.
The only heiress of the mythical musician died last January at the age of 54. Shortly after her death, the initial autopsy was inconclusive, so the medical examiner requested additional studies.
A few hours ago the results of the toxicology report were also published, revealing that, additionally, Lisa Marie Presley had traces of therapeutic levels of oxycodone in her blood. A second opioid, buprenorphine, was found to be used to treat opioid overuse.
These types of substances can cause constipation, which can lead to intestinal obstruction, which was ultimately the cause of his death. There were also traces of quetiapine, an antipsychotic drug. However, the coroner confirms that no trace of paraphernalia or indications of drug use were found in the artist’s house when she was transferred to the hospital, and her urine toxicology test was negative.
Lisa Marie underwent a cosmetic procedure a few months before her death, after which she was prescribed opioids, adding that she had a history of “overmedication”. In addition, she was known by her environment that she used to “forget” to take her medication as prescribed by the specialist, in addition to the history of alcohol and drug abuse that the artist had.
Lisa Marie Presley was always very concerned about her physical appearance. Just two days before his untimely death, he could be seen with his mother and actor Austin Butler at the Golden Globes ceremony – who went on to win Best Actor in a Drama for his role as Elvis Presley in the film Baz Luhrmann- and those present did not stop commenting on how Elvis’s daughter looked very weak. Apparently, she had been on a very extreme diet in the months leading up to the ceremony to look her best.
Lisa Marie wanted to lose weight to look her best at the film’s celebration gala,” the sources revealed. Apparently, in the weeks leading up to the day of the ceremony, the artist managed to lose about twenty kilos by taking medication that helped her lose weight as quickly as possible.In addition, she had undergone a plastic surgery procedure two months earlier to look better, in addition to returning to opioid use.
In this regard, presumably, there will be more information in the toxicology results, when that report is made public.