Los Angeles Feb 26 (IANS) "Clerks" filmmaker Kevin Smith says he nearly died of a "massive heart attack".
Smith on Monday tweeted a selfie from a hospital bed saying he had survived a "massive" heart attack reports hollywoodreporter.com.
The photograph he posted on Twitter showed him covered in tubes and wearing a hospital gown.
He tweeted: "After the first show this evening I had a massive heart attack. The doctor who saved my life told me I had 100 per cent blockage of my LAD artery (aka "the Widow-Maker")."
He didn t say which show he was referring to but tweets from other people suggested it was a taping of "Comic Book Men" in New Jersey.
He added: "If I hadn t cancelled the show to go to the hospital I would ve died tonight. But for now I m still above ground."
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