Sage Stallone Autopsy Report

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Sage Stallone – Not Drugs

Sage Stallone, the 36-year-old son of actor Sylvester Stallone, died of heart disease, which brought on a heart attack, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County coroner said Thursday and not drugs as first speculated.

Stallone was found dead in his Los Angeles home on July 13 by his housekeeper, who was asked by Stallone’s mother to check on him.

After conducting an autopsy as well as a full toxicology screen, the coroner cited atherosclerotic coronary artery disease as the cause of death, and said that the drug test was negative except for a small, “sub-therapeutic” level of hydrocodone, more commonly known as Vicodin.

Stallone‘s family was recently notified of the findings, which will be detailed in a full autopsy report to be made public next week, Corral said.

Stallone’s Public Appeal

Sylvester Stallone made a public appeal last month for an end to “speculation and questionable reporting” about his son using drugs.

“Because when a parent loses a child there is no greater pain,” Stallone said. “Therefore I am imploring people to respect my wonderfully talented son’s memory and feel compassion for his loving mother, Sasha, because this agonizing loss will be felt for the rest of our lives. Sage was our first child and the center of our universe and I am humbly begging for all to have my son’s memory and soul left in peace.”

Sudden celebrity deaths often draw early speculation about drug involvement in Hollywood, but in several recent cases the cause of death proved to be natural.

Although the investigation into actor Corey Haim’s death two years ago began as a “suspected prescription medication overdose,” toxicology tests “revealed no significant contributing factors” from drugs, the coroner later concluded. Pneumonia, not drug abuse, killed Haim.

Similar speculation about drug use followed the December 2009 death of actress Brittany Murphy. The coroner eventually ruled that Murphy died from a combination of pneumonia, an iron deficiency and multiple drug intoxication. The drugs involved are legal and are used to treat respiratory infections, according to the autopsy report.

Stallone was engaged to be married and was working on various film projects at the time of his death..

He acted in several movies, including “Daylight” and “Rocky V” with his father.

The younger Stallone also co-founded Grindhouse Releasing, a company that describes itself as “dedicated to the restoration and preservation of motion pictures historically held in very low regard.”

Friends of the actor said that Sage lived a very different life from his famous father, avoiding the gym and consuming little more than junk food, soda and cigarettes. They also said he routinely took various prescription medications.

Source:  CNN News