He was rushed to the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis but was pronounced dead on arrival.
The Tennessee state pathologist, Dr. Jerry Francisco, said a post mortem examination of the singer's body had revealed he died of cardiac arrhythmia - a form of heart attack.
Thousands gathered to file past Elvis Presley's body which lay in state at his mansion, Graceland, the day after his death
Although it was officially stated that he died of heart failure there has always been speculation that an overdose of cocaine and barbiturates also played a part.
Since his divorce from Priscilla in 1973 he had relied heavily on prescription drugs and was known to be a junk-food addict, gaining a considerable amount of weight.
During his lifetime he sold over 300 million albums and made 33 films.
His death has been lucrative for the "Elvis industry".
In 2001 he came top in US magazine Forbes' poll of "Richest Deceased Celebrities".
It put Elvis estate's earnings in 2000 at $35m (£23m) - $15m (£10m) of it from Graceland admission fees.
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