Relatively high levels of hs-CRP in otherwise healthy individuals have been found to be predictive of an increased risk of a future heart attack, stroke, sudden cardiac death, and/or peripheral arterial disease, even when cholesterol levels are within an acceptable range.
What was Andy Gibb's cause of death? Quick Answer. On March 10th, 1988, just five days after his 30th birthday, Andrew Roy Gibb died of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle which was caused by a recent viral infection. It was speculated in newspapers at the time that Gibb had died of a drug overdose.
Comedian Andy Kaufman 'faked his death', brother claims. Read more about sharing. Cult comedy star Andy Kaufman faked his own death in 1984 and is still alive, his brother has claimed. Kaufman, best known for playing the incompetent Latka Gravas on the 1970s sitcom Taxi, officially died from lung cancer in 1984.