The cause of death of Jimmy Kimmel’s former bandleader Cleto Escobedo has been revealed.
According to TMZ, the late saxophonist died of cardiogenic shock.
The paper notes that Escobedo’s death certificate also lists vasodilatory shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation and alcoholic cirrhosis as underlying causes.
It also cites sepsis, graft-versus-host disease, immunosuppression, chronic kidney disease, and pneumonia as contributing conditions.
According to the Mayo Clinic, cardiogenic shock is a life-threatening condition that “occurs when the heart suddenly cannot pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs.”
As previously reported, Escobedo passed away on Tuesday due to complications stemming from a liver transplant. He was 59 years old.
After hearing that the bandleader was hospitalized last week, Kimmel canceled the Nov. 6 taping at the last minute to be by his friend’s side.
Mr. Kimmel’s loss caused him to cancel his late-night talk show on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Earlier this week, Kimmel emotionally paid tribute to the late bandleader on the Nov. 11 episode of his late-night talk show. The comedian broke down in tears remembering his lifelong friend.
“We’ve been on the air for almost 23 years, and we’ve had to do some difficult monologues along the way, but this one was the hardest, because late last night and early this morning, we lost a special person who was too young to pass away,” the emotional comedian told the audience on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
“We had many adventures. We laughed a lot. We had our own language, which was almost incomprehensible to others,” Kimmel recalled of his childhood.
For almost 23 years, Escobedo was the leader of his band, Cleto and the Cretones. His father played tenor and alto saxophones with his son.
