According to a probe done by the federal investigative comitte, team doctors for Avangard Omsk are not to blame for the death of Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov.

Cherepanov collapsed and died on October 13th, 2008 during a game in Chekhov. An autopsy revealed that he suffered from a condition known as myocarditis, which is somthing that obstructs blood flow to the heart and other organs.

“Avangard team doctors not only could not have diagnosed Cherepanov with chronic myocarditis while he was living, but could not have even suspected it,” the statement said. It said detailed annual checkups since 2002 revealed no heart or circulation problems.

In December, the Investigative Committee said medical experts had concluded from analysis of blood and urine samples that Cherepanov “engaged in doping” for several months before his death.

But Thursday’s statement said he had been taking cordiaminum, which apparently stimulates circulation and breathing as well as the central nervous system, suggesting he may have been taking it to treat his condition.

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…I seriously doubt we have heard the end of this case.