Cocaine contributed to Billy Mays’ death according to autopsy

An autopsy has revealed that cocaine use contributed to the heart disease that eventually killed high energy TV pitchman Billy Mays in his sleep this past June, officials announced Friday.

Mays, 50, suffered from heart disease but his drug use contributed to his June 28 death, the Hillsborough County medical examiner said.

Initial autopsy results pointed to a pulmonary embolism, due to an enlarged heart, but did not turn up evidence of drug abuse. Toxicology tests that take longer to process, uncovered the coke in his system.

The TV salesman – who hawked OxiClean, Orange Glo, Mighty Putty and dozens of other products – was found dead by his wife in their Tampa, Fla., condo.