How exactly did Lucille Ball die?

Answer 1

on April 18,1989, ball was at her home in Beverly hills when she complained of her chest pain, an ambulance was called and she was rushed to the emergency room of cedars Sinai medical center. she was diagnosed as having a dissecting aortic aneurysm and underwent heart surgery for nearly 8 hours , receiving an aorta from 27 year old male donor. the surgery was successful , and ball begin recovering even walking around her room with little assistance. on April 26, shortly after dawn , ball awoke with severe back pains. her aorta had ruptured in a second location and quickly lost consciousness. all attempts to revive her proved unsuccessful, and she died at approximately 05:47 PST. she was 77 years old.

Answer 2

Lucy died at of an aortic rupture following 8 hours of emergency heart surgery in 1989.

Answer 3

According to Who2 Biography, Lucille Ball died of heart failure.

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Answer 4

A ruptured aorta.

Answer 5

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