Coroner: Donda Had a Heart Attack

TMZ has just received the final coroner's report on the death of Donda West. The L.A. County Coroner has concluded that Kanye's mom died of "coronary artery disease and multiple post-operative factors due to or as a consequence of liposuction and mammoplasty." Plainly put, she had a heart attack after the surgery.

The report indicates her final manner of death "could not be determined."

The coroner says several things could have played a role in her death, but they could not say for sure what exactly killed her, adding there was no evidence that anesthesia -- or even the surgery -- caused or contributed to her death.

We've reported extensively that Donda West had cosmetic surgery the day before her death -- performed by Dr. Jan Adams, who was not board certified in plastic surgery. We know another doctor refused to operate on West before Adams came into the picture. The other doc had said she had a medical condition that made her a candidate for a heart attack.

The Coroner's report narrative states that Stephen Scoggins (Donda's nephew), a nurse with an advanced degree in Public Health, was called by a friend of Donda to go to the surgery center where the procedures were performed, because Ms. West was not "waking up soon enough."

West died on November 10. We're told her family has been told of the results, but her family declined to release a statement.

Story developing ...



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151. I guess she should have been under a doctors care .

thats right she was guess should have been a better doctor

Posted at 1:33PM on Feb 28th 2008 by buddha

152. 148. Dear TMZ:

Can you take down all that Teresa/Theresa Cramer crap? I come here for gossip, not to see a therapy session.

Thanks

Posted at 12:37PM on Jan 11th 2008 by sister_mary_rotten_crotch

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Posted at 1:52PM on Jan 11th 2008 by SO WHAT!!

153. Donda knew she was at risk. Donda was turned away by another docter. Donda went doctor shopping. Donda is dead . Not because of a doctor performing surgery, but because of her own careless actions.

Posted at 7:25PM on Jan 11th 2008 by Pam

154. I had the same type of surgery on November 9 but I had the intelligence to stay at a Post-Op private facility for several days afterwards. I am 60 and everyone involved with my surgery (including my husband) felt it better to stay in a facility where immediate medical care could be administered. It was a matter of having good sense and not one of money. I had saved up for this surgery for a long time and a few hundred dollars more wasn't going to break me---my life is more important.

Ms. West had the money for a private Post-Op care facility. She was negligent not to have gone to one after this kind of surgery. This type of surgery takes about 7-8 hours and is very invasive. Recovery takes months so it's no small "nip and tuck."

Posted at 10:00AM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Glenda of Redondo Beach, CA

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