The Apollo Hospitals here has listed ventricular fibrillation, infective endocarditis and acute respiratory distress syndrome as the cause of death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
The hospital's treatment summary, released by the State Government on Monday, listed the three factors as the cause of her death.
The report said her past medical history was significant for multiple medical problems including obesity, hypertension, poorly controlled hypothyroidism, irritable bowel syndrome with chronic diarrhoea and chronic seasonal bronchitis.
“She was also on a tapering dose of oral steroids for atopic dermatitis. There was a history of intermittent fever for 5-7 days with increased frequency of bowel movement.”