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Article: Kile autopsy confirms he died of blocked coronary arteries
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- AP Worldstream
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- July 16, 2002
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Dateline: CHICAGO
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Darryl Kile died from a blockage of the
arteries supplying the heart and there was no evidence that drug use
contributed to his death, Cook County's coroner said Tuesday.
Edmund Donoghue, the county's chief medical examiner, said Kile died
of natural causes.
Toxicology tests did show evidence of marijuana use, although it was
probably indicative of drug use weeks before and did not contribute
to Kile's death, Donoghue said.
Tests were negative on steroids, alcohol, cocaine and ephedrine, a
substance commonly found in dietary supplements banned by some sports.
Kile, 33, had a 90 percent ...