A 29-year-old US seminarian found
dead in his room in Rome on Monday, Anthony Freeman, died of a
congenital heart condition, the Legionaries of Christ said after
an autopsy Friday.
Freeman died of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), a condition in
which the heart's ability to pump blood is decreased because the
heart's main pumping chamber, the left ventricle, is enlarged
and weakened.
In some cases, it prevents the heart from relaxing and
filling with blood as it should.
Freeman, from Louisiana, was described as a sporty type who
had no bad habits.
He was found in his bed in the Legionaries of Christ
international college in the Italian capital.
Freemamn had helped serve Easter Mass with Pope Francis the
day before, and had lunched and dined with his co-seminarians,
the Legionaries said.
He was supposed to go with them on a trip to Sorrento Monday.
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