Doctor John Omangino, the Executive Director Uganda Heart Institute explained that the shortage of blood supply to the heart could have been caused by increased abnormal fat layers around the ventricles of the heart affecting the flow of oxygen.
General Aronda Nyakairima, the former Internal Affairs Minister died of acute heart failure, a medical report issued by government has revealed.
Shaban Bantariza, the Deputy Director of Uganda Media Centre, presented the findings to journalists this afternoon.
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The government statement was written out of a preliminary report by a team of pathologists from the Army and Police.
Doctor John Omangino, the Executive Director Uganda Heart Institute explained that the shortage of blood supply to the heart could have been caused by increased abnormal fat layers around the ventricles of the heart affecting the flow of oxygen.
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The postmortem results also show that Nyakairima displayed noticeable red eyes due to reduced flow back of blood into the heart.
The doctors also stated that there were many old small areas of damaged heart muscles caused by interruption of blood supply to the heart.
The
postmortem results bury earlier speculations surrounding Nyakairima\'s death aboard an Emirates flight from Seoul to Dubai on Friday last week.
The postmortem investigation was witnessed by key senior officers of the army and Henry Ngabirano, a brother to the late General Aronda Nyakairima. Nyakairima will be laid to rest at his ancestral home in Rukungiri on Sunday this week.
Raymond Mujuni
Freelancer
