{"id":430724,"date":"2022-04-13T01:09:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T22:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gilbert-gottfrieds-cause-of-death-revealed-we-are-heartbroken\/"},"modified":"2022-04-13T01:09:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T22:09:57","slug":"gilbert-gottfrieds-cause-of-death-revealed-we-are-heartbroken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gilbert-gottfrieds-cause-of-death-revealed-we-are-heartbroken\/","title":{"rendered":"#Gilbert Gottfried&#8217;s cause of death revealed: &#8216;We are heartbroken&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41312e4020c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41312e4020c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gilbert-gottfrieds-cause-of-death-revealed-we-are-heartbroken\/#%E2%80%9CGilbert_Gottfrieds_cause_of_death_revealed_%E2%80%98We_are_heartbroken%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Gilbert Gottfried&#8217;s cause of death revealed: &#8216;We are heartbroken&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gilbert-gottfrieds-cause-of-death-revealed-we-are-heartbroken\/#Read_the_rest_of_our_Gilbert_Gottfried_coverage\" >Read the rest of our Gilbert Gottfried coverage:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Gilbert Gottfried&#8217;s cause of death revealed: &#8216;We are heartbroken'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Fans were shocked by the sudden death of iconic co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n Gilbert Gottfried, who was just 67 when he passed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>His family called him \u201cthe most iconic voice in comedy\u201d as they confirmed the devastating <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> in a statement on Tuesday afternoon, saying, \u201cWe are heartbroken,\u201d and sharing only that he\u2019d died following a \u201clong illness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gottfried\u2019s representative, Glenn Schwartz, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/pop-culture\/celebrity\/gilbert-gottfried-iconic-comedian-dies-67-long-illness-rcna24111\">has since shared<\/a> that the actor succumbed to a heart abnormality called recurrent ventricular tachycardia, an arrhythmia caused by myotonic dystrophy Type 2.<\/p>\n<p>Myotonic dystrophy (DM) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rarediseases.info.nih.gov\/diseases\/9728\/myotonic-dystrophy-type-2\">is a genetic disorder<\/a> marked by progressive muscle wasting and weakness which predominantly affects the limbs and face but can create increasingly dire complications for respiratory, skeletal and cardiac muscles.<\/p>\n<p>People with DM are at a higher risk of irregular heartbeat, including ventricular tachycardia, an arrhythmia in the lower chambers of the heart (ventricles) that causes the heart to beat faster.\u00a0A sustained sped-up rhythm can cause a fatal drop in blood pressure.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/gilbert-gottfried-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Gilbert Gottfried died after &quot;a long illness,&quot; his family announced on April 12, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-21875506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/gilbert-gottfried-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/gilbert-gottfried-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/gilbert-gottfried-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gilbert Gottfried died after \u201ca long illness,\u201d his family announced on Tuesday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gottfried\u2019s heart condition has been publicly known for some time. <\/p>\n<p>On the cusp of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nbcmontana.com\/news\/coronavirus\/coronavirus-concerns-force-comedian-to-cancel-show-in-butte\">canceled a series<\/a> of live <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; 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