Inquest into the death of Khaled DIB
Deceased
Khaled Dib
Demographics
42y, male
Date of death
2019-09-05
Finding date
2022-02-14
Cause of death
Cardiomegaly and myocardial bridging of the left anterior descending coronary artery
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Khaled Dib, a 42-year-old prisoner at Dawn De Loas Correctional Centre, collapsed suddenly while in his cell on 5 September 2019 and could not be revived. Post-mortem examination revealed cardiomegaly and myocardial bridging of the left anterior descending coronary artery as the cause of death. The coroner found the death was from natural causes and that there was no evidence any action by correctional services or Justice Health could have altered the outcome. Mr. Dib had attended reception health screening on entry to custody and had contact with health services for various minor complaints including heartburn and migraines, but no cardiac risk assessment or investigation was documented. The clinical lesson is that sudden cardiac death can occur in prisoners with undiagnosed structural cardiac disease, and baseline cardiac assessment on reception to custody may identify at-risk individuals.
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Drugs involved
Clinical conditions
Contributing factors
- undiagnosed structural cardiac disease
- prior cocaine use
- possible hereditary cardiac condition (maternal history of cardiac disease reported but not confirmed)
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