Corey Haim had enlarged heart, pulmonary congestion and water in his lungs when he died
Eighties heart-throb and rehab recidivist Corey Haim had an enlarged heart, pulmonary congestion and water in his lungs when he collapsed and died early Wednesday, his mother told Access Hollywood.
The devastated mom said a Los Angeles County Coroner official called with the report after an autopsy was performed Thursday.
The news followed revelations that the admitted addict, 38, had prescriptions for Valium, Vicodin and a muscle relaxant in the Burbank apartment he shared with his mom.
“No final cause of death has yet been established. We still have outstanding tests we are waiting for,” Chief Coroner Investigator Craig Harvey said late Thursday.
Harvey declined to confirm any autopsy findings, but Haim’s agent told the News his client confided that he knew he had a heart condition.
“He told me he had a skip in his heart, nothing major,” Haim’s manager Mark Heaslip said.
Heaslip said it’s possible the heart condition played a role in Haim’s death and reiterated doubts that Haim was back in the grip of deadly addiction.
He said Haim had weaned himself from serious pill-popping and was working with a new addiction specialist.
He believes the four prescription bottles found in Haim’s apartment came from the new doctor. Read more

