Deceased
John Andrew Dortkamp
Demographics
60y, male
Date of death
2014-10-07
Finding date
2015-07-17
Cause of death
Hypertrophy of the heart
AI-generated summary
A 60-year-old man with longstanding schizophrenia and severe emphysema died at a mental health facility from cardiac hypertrophy (heart weight 730g, normal 400-450g). He was found unresponsive on the ensuite floor at 2:35am after being checked sleeping in bed at 12:30am. CPR was promptly initiated and continued appropriately until ambulance arrival. The coroner found his care and treatment at the facility entirely appropriate, with no preventability issues identified. The death appears to have resulted from an acute cardiac event in a patient with significant pre-existing cardiac pathology that may not have been fully characterised clinically.
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