Dick Clark Died a Day After Having Prostate Surgery (Updated)

Kasia Anderson

April 24, 2012 at 3:37 p.m.

Dick Clark Died a Day After Having Prostate Surgery (Updated)

Dick Clark suffered a fatal heart attack a day after undergoing prostate surgery, according to a death certificate for the late legend.

Clark died last Wednesday at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif. On Tuesday, he had an operation to relieve acute urinary retention, a typically low-risk procedure.

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The 82-year-old entertainer's death certificate cites acute myocardial infarction and coronary artery disease as the official causes of his death.

Clark's publicist Paul Shefrin confirmed the surgery report on Tuesday. “It's a fact that on Tuesday he had prostate surgery and on Wednesday he passed away,” Shefrin told TheWrap. “That doesn't mean the two are related.”

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