Nana Patekar died of heart attack after artery blockage, autopsy confirms

Actor Nana Patekar died of a heart attack caused by a blood clot in the left main coronary artery, according to the autopsy report on his body, a senior doctor at the state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital said on Sunday. The 75-year-old actor was taken from his home in Dona Paula, near Panaji, to a private hospital in the early hours of October 8, but could not be revived despite 45 minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. He was declared dead at 5.10 am.

Patekar’s body was later taken to Goa Medical College and Hospital for an autopsy, and then flown to Pune before being transported to his farmhouse in Donje village, where he was cremated with full state honours.

According to the doctor, Patekar



suffered a heart attack after a blood clot blocked the left main coronary artery, which supplies blood to a large part of the heart. The post-mortem report recorded the cause of death as "acute myocardial infarction due to left main coronary artery thrombosis secondary to atherosclerotic occlusive coronary artery disease, a natural cause of death".

Doctors at the private hospital had earlier said they suspected a heart attack. They said Patekar’s caretaker approached the medical facility and requested an ambulance, saying the actor was unwell. An ambulance was then sent to his apartment, which was within a kilometre of the hospital. Doctors said cardiopulmonary resuscitation was administered for 45 minutes, but he could not be revived.