HEART ATTACK LSU Health Shreveport Chancellor G.E. Ghali said Letlow died from a heart attack following a procedure related to the infection, according to NewsStar. But on Dec. 19, he was admitted to St. Francis as symptoms persisted, and eventually, he was transferred to Shreveport. LSU Health Shreveport Chancellor G.E. Ghali said Letlow died from a heart attack following a procedure related to the infection. “It’s devastating to our entire team,” Ghali said. “He had no underlying conditions,” Ghali said. “It was just COVID.” Actually, it was COVID and his heart. And what kind of surgery did they have to do?