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.
Continue reading the main story. Andy Irons, a three-time world surfing champion from Hawaii, who died at 32 in a hotel room last November, succumbed to a combination of a heart attack and drugs in his system, according to an autopsy report. The presence of drugs confirmed rumors that dogged Irons during his surfing career.