Frank Sinatra had been diagnosed with clogged arteries a decade before his death, which came two hours after a heart attack at his Beverly Hills estate, according to his death certificate.
The certificate signed by Dr. Jeffrey Helfenstein, the entertainer's doctor for five years, provided only stark detail about Sinatra's final hours May 14. It was obtained Monday by The Associated Press.Two hours prior to death, the 82-year-old entertainer was at home when he was stricken with acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, and paramedics called to the residence rushed him to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
His wife, Barbara, was dining with friends at a nearby restaurant when she was notified and she went to the hospital and stayed at his side until death.