(L.A.) Vilma Martinez, 47, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2001-09599

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 47-year-old Hispanic female that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Vilma Martinez.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death A: 4169

Cause of Death B: Bronchiecstasis

Cause of Death C: Asthma

Other Significant Condition: Pulmonary Hypertension (Clinical)

RIP VILMA MARTINEZ (December 1, 1954 – December 31, 2001)

The ICD-9 code 416.9 stands for chronic pulmonary heart disease, unspecified.

Bronchiectasis is a disease in which there is permanent enlargement of parts of the airways of the lung. Symptoms typically include a chronic cough with mucus production. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, coughing up blood, and chest pain. Wheezing and nail clubbing may also occur. Those with the disease often get lung infections.