Posted 31 minutes agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownHulk Hogan's Cause Of Death Has Been RevealedThe WWE legend died at the age of 71 earlier this month.by Nina GolgowskiHuffPost WriterFacebookPinterestLink Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan died in Florida last week from acute myocardial infarction, or what's commonly known as a heart attack, officials confirmed Thursday. Rob Kim / Getty Images The 71-year-old's death was listed in a cremation approval form as the consequence of him having a heart condition known as atrial fibrillation, which causes an irregular heartbeat, according to the record shared with HuffPost by the Pinellas County Forensic Science Center. Paul Kane / Getty Images He also had a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, which is a cancer that affects white blood cells, according to the document, citing his primary care physician as the source. Ron Davis / Getty Images CLL is the most common form of leukemia in adults. It typically develops slowly and can take months to years before symptoms develop, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Matt Jelonek / Getty Images The famed entertainer, born Terry Bollea, was taken to a Pinellas County hospital July 24 after a 911 call was placed at his Clearwater home for "cardiac arrest," TMZ previously reported. He was pronounced dead shortly after. Wwe / Getty Images His widow, Sky Hogan, said in an online post a day after his death that he had been dealing with some health issues but that she "truly believed we would overcome them." View this photo on Instagram @mrs.sky.hogan / Via Instagram: @mrs.sky.hogan "I had so much faith in his strength. I thought we still had more time," she wrote. Julio Aguilar / Getty Images This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
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