Following a statement claiming Betty White died from natural causes, the release of the famed actor’s death certificate revealed she died of a cerebrovascular accident caused by a stroke.
According to the death certificate obtained Monday by TMZ, White’s cause of death was listed as a cerebrovascular accident. The actress died from a stroke she suffered about a week before her death.
The NIH describes a cerebrovascular accident as loss of blood flow to a part of the brain, which causes brain tissue damage. A cerebrovascular accident can be caused by blood clots and broken blood vessels in the brain.
However, the chances of suffering a cerebrovascular accident increase if an individual has a history of strokes, high blood pressure, heart disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, or is older in age.
Betty White’s cause of death is revealed. She suffered from a ‘cerebrovascular accident’, commonly called a stroke, six days before she died. pic.twitter.com/ricxhq4Hpi
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White died on New Year’s Eve, three weeks before her 100th birthday. Following her death, rumors spread that the “Golden Girls” alum died after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine booster.
White’s agent Jeff Witjas denied that her death was caused by the booster. “People are saying her death was related to getting a booster shot three days earlier, but that is not true. She died of natural causes,” he said in a statement.
“Her death should not be politicized — that is not the life she lived,” Witjas added.
Despite suffering a stroke a week before her death, sources claimed White was coherent and alert after the incident, and peacefully died in her sleep.