David Lynch's cause of death has been revealed as cardiac arrest due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to multiple reports. The director's family announced his death via a social media statement on Jan.

Visionary director died from cardiac arrest due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health says

The celebrated filmmaker, who was behind the likes of Mulholland Drive, The Elephant Man and beloved TV show Twin Peaks, died aged 78, on January 15. His cause of death has now been confirmed as cardiac arrest due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Which is just one reason why there will never be another David Lynch. A movie like this would have ended most directors' careers, but he made the most surreal independent movie ever, and it endeared him to millions. Who does that? David Lynch, which is why he'll be so incredibly missed.

David Lynch sadly passed away in January at the age of 78, and now the Twin Peaks director's cause of death has been confirmed as cardiac arrest due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed that David Lynch died from cardiac arrest. The acclaimed director’s death certificate was released Friday, according to TMZ. The document said that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was an underlying condition that contributed to Lynch’s death and noted dehydration was another significant contributor.

We've learned David Lynch's cause of death ... his death certificate was released Friday. In the L.A. County Dept. of Public Health document, David's immediate cause of death is listed as cardiac arrest