Sen. Lindsey Graham likely died after aorta rupture, medical examiner says
The District of Columbia medical examiner determined the 71-year-old senator died from an aortic dissection caused by cardiovascular disease; final certification awaits toxicological testing.
- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham died Saturday evening at age 71, with the District of Columbia medical examiner confirming Sunday that the preliminary cause was an aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
- Graham had just returned to Washington, D.C., from a trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday as part of efforts to end the war.
- Emergency responders were dispatched to Graham's home Saturday at 8:27 p.m. following reports of chest pain, though his office initially described the death as a "brief and sudden illness."
- President Donald Trump honored his "longtime ally" early Sunday, calling Graham a "true American Patriot," and ordered all American flags to be lowered to half-mast until next Saturday.
- A Republican who represented South Carolina in the Senate for more than 23 years, Graham also served in the United States Air Force for 33 years, retiring as a Colonel.
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Medical examiner releases preliminary findings in Lindsey Graham's death as death certificate remains pending
Sen. Lindsey Graham suffered an aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner says in preliminary findings.
DC medical examiner's early findings show Sen. Lindsey Graham died from an aorta rupture stemming from hardening of his arteries
A statement from Graham's office said the Medical Examiner of the District of Columbia’s preliminary findings are the senator died of aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
BREAKING: DC medical examiner releases preliminary findings in Lindsey Graham’s death
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According to preliminary findings from the Washington Medical Examiner's Office, Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham died of a ruptured aorta caused by cardiovascular disease.
The statement stated that the senator's cause of death was aortic dissection due to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), one of the most common circulatory system diseases. However, the office noted that the politician's final death certificate would be issued after all toxicology and microscopic tests were completed. "After that time, the death certificate will be updated to reflect the cause of death and to classify his cause of dea…
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