How did George Michael die? In the days following Michaels death, an autopsy was conducted that led to inconclusive results. At the time, the Thames Valley police released a statement saying that Michaels death was unexplained but not suspicious.
Over the course of the next few months, extensive additional testing was done, which ultimately determined Michaels death to be from natural causes. According to the coroner investigating the singer's death, Michael had been suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy with myocarditis and fatty liver.
Per the Mayo Clinic, dilated cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart when the left ventricle stretches and fails to pump blood. Heart failure can occur as the muscle becomes weaker. Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart usually caused by a viral infection.
Meanwhile, fatty liver disease is the buildup of fat in the liver, which, according to Mayo Clinic, is most commonly caused by alcoholism. (The disease can, however, affect people who are not heavy drinkers.) Other frequent causes of fatty liver include obesity and diabetes.
Enquiries into the death of George Michael have been concluded and the final post mortem report received," the coroner said in a statement. "As there is a confirmed natural cause of death, being Dilated Cardiomyopathy with Myocarditis and Fatty Liver, the investigation is being discontinued and there is no need for an inquest or any further enquiries."