Finding into death of Krizan Vuksan
Deceased
Krizan Vuksan
Demographics
75y, male
Date of death
2013-02-11
Finding date
2015-05-18
Cause of death
Ischaemic heart disease secondary to coronary artery atherosclerosis; acute myocardial infarction
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Krizan Vuksan, a 75-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, hypertension, and cardiac risk factors, died from acute myocardial infarction secondary to ischaemic heart disease while residing in a mental health aged care facility. He presented with chest pain and fever five days before death; a lower respiratory tract infection was diagnosed and treated with antibiotics. The coroner found no issues with health management that impacted the cause of death. However, concerns were raised about discharge planning from inpatient psychiatric care being incomplete and precipitous, causing distress requiring intramuscular sedation. The autopsy confirmed significant natural coronary artery disease. Medical investigation confirmed appropriate respiratory infection management. Clinicians should remain alert to cardiac presentations in elderly patients with psychiatric illness, particularly during acute distress or transitions of care.
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Contributing factors
- Hypertension
- Coronary artery atherosclerosis
- Acute myocardial infarction
- Distress related to incomplete discharge planning from inpatient psychiatric unit
- Patient agitation and refusal of medical examination
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