{"id":21246,"date":"2026-05-29T09:46:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T09:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=21246"},"modified":"2026-05-29T09:46:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T09:46:05","slug":"cause-of-death-revealed-for-22-year-old-bodybuilder-gabriel-ganley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=21246","title":{"rendered":"Cause of death revealed for 22-year-old bodybuilder Gabriel Ganley"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Bodybuilder Gabriel Ganley died at the age of 22<\/a> due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), G1 Globo reported while citing his death certificate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

HCM is \u201ca disease in which the heart muscle becomes thickened, also called hypertrophied. The thickened heart muscle can make it harder for the heart to pump blood,\u201d according to mayoclinic.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The website further stated many with symptoms are not aware they have HCM due to a lack of symptoms, and it can lead to changes in the heart\u2019s electrical system.<\/p>\n

Gabriel Ganley died at the age of 22. Instagram\/ganleygabriel<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThese changes can result in life-threatening irregular heartbeats or sudden death,\u201d the article states.<\/p>\n

Ganley, who had 2.4 million Instagram followers, was found face-down in his Sao Paulo apartment Saturday, with potential anabolic steroids near him, according to cnnbrasil.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n