It had emerged this Thursday that he succumbed to acute myocardial infarction, which is commonly referred to as a heart attack.

The official cause of death for Hulk Hogan, who died last week (24 July) at the age of 71, has been given as a heart attack. Hogan died of acute myocardial infarction, while it was also revealed that he had chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, a type of cancer that attacks the white blood cells.

Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan died of a heart attack, according to authorities. Hogan’s official cause of death is cited as “acute myocardial infarction” – which in layman’s terms means a heart attack – according to a cremation approval summary report from the medical examiner’s office in Pinellas County,