An aspiring model who died at the home of former Anheuser-Busch chief executive August Busch IV had a rare heart condition, according to her ex-husband. Adrienne Martin, 27, was found dead at Busch's suburban St Louis home on December 19.
Dr Kevin Martin, a doctor of osteopathy, said he diagnosed his then wife with a heart rhythm disorder in 2002, just after they married. Martin said his wife did not tell others about her condition, called Long QT syndrome, and he had not talked to authorities about it.
Officials said an initial autopsy was inconclusive and did not reveal signs of trauma to her body or obvious natural causes of death. A ruling stating the cause of death is expected after results of toxicology tests come back. That could take up to six weeks.
Model had heart trouble
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