Does anyone know, what Lucille Ball died of?

Answer 1

On April 18, 1989, Ball experienced chest pains, and was rushed to the Emergency Room of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where she had bypass surgery and received an aorta from a donor to fix her damaged one. On April 26, 1989, Lucille Ball unexpectedly died after the aorta ruptured in a different area, far from where the replacement was attached.
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Answer 2

Lucille Ball was born 6 Aug 1911 in Jamestown N.Y.
She died 26 Apr 1989 of an acute aorta aneurysm

Answer 3

On April 18, 1989, Ball experienced chest pains, and was rushed to the Emergency Room of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where she had bypass surgery and received an aorta from a donor to fix her damaged one. On April 26, 1989, Lucille Ball unexpectedly died after the aorta ruptured in a different area, far from where the replacement was attached.

Answer 4

On April 18, 1989, Ball experienced chest pains, and was rushed to the Emergency Room of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where she had bypass surgery and received an aorta from a donor to fix her damaged one. On April 26, 1989, Lucille Ball unexpectedly died after the aorta ruptured in a different area, far from where the replacement was attached. Her remains were initially interred in the Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles, but were later moved by her children to the Lake View Cemetery, in Jamestown, New York.

Answer 5

On April 18, 1989, Ball experienced chest pains, and was rushed to the Emergency Room of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where she had bypass surgery and received an aorta from a donor to fix her damaged one. On April 26, 1989, Lucille Ball unexpectedly died after the aorta ruptured in a different area, far from where the replacement was attached. Her remains were initially interred in the Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles, but were later moved by her children to the Lake View Cemetery, in Jamestown, New York. Ball is interred along with her mother DeDe (1892-1977), father Henry (1887-1915), brother Fred (1915-2007), and her grandparents

Answer 6

Taken from Wikipedia:
On April 18, 1989, Ball experienced chest pains, and was rushed to the Emergency Room of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where she had bypass surgery and received an aorta from a donor to fix her damaged one. On April 26, 1989, Lucille Ball unexpectedly died after the aorta ruptured in a different area, far from where the replacement was attached. Her remains were initially interred in the Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles, but were later moved by her children to the Lake View Cemetery, in Jamestown, New York. Ball is interred along with her mother DeDe (1892-1977), father Henry (1887-1915), brother Fred (1915-2007), and her grandparents.

Answer 7

According to the Wikipedia, "On April 18, 1989, Ball experienced chest pains, and was rushed to the Emergency Room of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where she had bypass surgery and received an aorta from a donor to fix her damaged one. On April 26, 1989, Lucille Ball unexpectedly died after the aorta ruptured in a different area, far from where the replacement was attached."

Answer 8

Lucille Ball died 4/26/89 from a ruptured aorta.

Answer 9

She died of an aneurysm at 78 years old. Her ex-husband who she co-starred with in I Love Lucy, even after their divorce, died at age 69. Sad story with these two. One of the most powerful and successful couples of their time but had a hard time finding contentment in each other...

Answer 10

ruptured aneurysm (a weakening of an arterial wall) of the aorta (largest artery of the heart). You can have an aneurysm without it rupturing btw, and they can occur almost anywhere in the body, though there are spots which seem to be favoured (no pun intended)