“The records obtained by the ACLU show that Roberto Medina-Martinez was the victim of systemic negligence on the part of the medical staff at the Stewart Detention Center resulting in his unnecessary death,” Azadeh Shahshahani, National Security/Immigrants’ Rights Project Director with the ACLU Foundation of Georgia.
And I suppose HIS lifestyle had nothing to do with "systemic negligence" of his own health?

acute myocarditis:
Causes and symptoms

While there are several contributing factors that may lead to
myocarditis, the primary cause is viral. Myocarditis usually results from the
Coxsackie B virus, and may also result from measles,
influenza, chicken pox, hepatitis virus, or the adenovirus in children. If an
acute onset of severe myocarditis occurs, a patient may display the following
symptoms:




Rhythm disturbances of the heart


Additional causes of myocarditis include:

  • Bacterial infections, such as tetanus, gonorrhea, or
    tuberculosis
  • Parasite infections, such as Chagas' disease (which is caused by an
    insect-borne protozoan most commonly seen in Central and South America)
  • Rheumatic fever
  • Surgery on the heart
  • Radiation therapy for cancer that is localized in the
    chest, such as breast or lung cancer
  • Certain medications.


As of 1996, research has shown that illegal drugs and toxic
substances may also produce acute or chronic injury to the myocardium. These
studies also indicate an increase in the incidence of toxic results from the use
of cocaine. This illegal drug causes coronary artery
spasm, myocardial infarction (heart attack), and arrhythmias, as well as myocarditis.

Further studies conducted in 1996 indicate that malnutrition encourages the Coxsackie B virus to
flourish, leading to the potential development of myocarditis. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is also now recognized
as a cause of myocarditis, though its prevalence is not known.

Symptoms of myocarditis may start as fatigue, shortness of breath, fever and aching of the joints,
all characteristic of a flu-like illness. In contrast to this type of mild
appearance, myocarditis may also appear suddenly in the form of heart failure,
or sudden cardiac death without any prior
symptoms. If an inflammation of the heart muscle leads to congestive heart
failure, symptoms such as swollen feet and ankles, distended neck veins, a rapid
heartbeat, and difficulty breathing while reclining may all appear.
Acute myocarditis - definition of Acute myocarditis in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

There MAY be reason to believe he got this condition LONG before he was incarcerated. By jumping the border and not going thru a medical exam we have NO way of knowing if he ever had even the most minor of innoculations, eg: measles. I'm tied of our tax dollars being wasted in lawsuits like this.