“The patient did have an enlarged heart, a very large heart, but good coronary arteries. And did have evidence, under the microscope, of asthma,” Baden said. “Compression of the neck that prevents breathing for example trumps everything else as a cause of death.” - See more at: http://manhattan.ny1.com/content/news/criminal_justice/215770/forensic-expert-confirms-eric-garner-s-final-autopsy-report/#sthash.Z3WVJT6I.dpufr
Baden did not say that compression of the neck was the cause of death in this specific case. He was speaking in general, like he often does when he jumps on a bandwagon case.