KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin’s cause of death revealed

nypost.com:

Sam Rubin suffered a fatal heart attack following his hospitalization in May, a coroner’s report revealed Tuesday.The 64-year-old Hollywood reporter’s death was determined as “ischemic heart disease due to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease,” the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office announced Tuesday.His death was ruled as natural.Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease is described as a lethal heartbeat due to a lack of blood and oxygen flowing to the heart.Ischemic heart disease, also known as Coronoary Heart Disease, is classified as a leading cause of death around the world, according to the National Institutes of Health.About 126 million people are affected by the disease worldwide, with nine million deaths being attributed to it.Men are more commonly affected than women.The longtime KTLA personality had gone to a local hospital the morning of May 10 with stomach pain after calling 911 on the advice of his doctors.He was pronounced dead inside the emergency room at 11:03 a.m.

the medical examiner added.An autopsy was performed on May 13, and the full examiner’s report is expected to be released by the end of the week.Rubin, a founding member of the Broadcast Film Critics’ Association, received several accolades during his career.