Los Angeles March 7 (IANS) Actor Bill Paxton suffered a stroke stemming from surgery a week before his death reveals his death certificate.
A representative of Paxton s family had confirmed earlier that the Big Love star died on February 25 following complications from surgery.
According to the 61-year-old s death certificate obtained by eonline.com he suffered a stroke stemming from surgery a week earlier.
On February 14 Paxton underwent a valve replacement and aortic aneurysm repair. According to the certificate the actor later experienced an aortic aneurysm that led to the fatal stroke.
He died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center here.
The star is survived by his wife of 30 years Louise Newbury and his two children daughter Lydia Paxton and son James Paxton.
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Cause of Bill Paxton s death revealed
