He died from cardiopulmonary failure on May 22, 1990 in New York.
He died of cardiopulmonary failure, a spokesman for the library said.
He also suffered from atelectasis which aggravated the lungs, and worsening cardiopulmonary failure.
He died in a New York hospital of cardiopulmonary failure while undergoing postoperative treatment for colon cancer.
But his next sentence told what it meant: "Lethality occurs through cardiopulmonary failure.
He died of cardiopulmonary failure, his family said.
He died in December 2011 of complications from cardiopulmonary failure and pneumonia at his Westport home.
Her family said she died of cardiopulmonary failure.
Rocky died of cardiopulmonary failure Tuesday night at age 71.
He had suffered from massive cardiopulmonary failure.