Finding into death of Jennifer Joyce Coomber
Deceased
Jennifer Joyce Coomber
Demographics
66y, female
Date of death
2018-07-22
Finding date
2020-09-30
Cause of death
Ischaemic heart disease
AI-generated summary
A 66-year-old woman with moderate intellectual disability living in a group home died from ischaemic heart disease due to severe coronary artery occlusion. On the morning of death, she presented with confusion, difficulty standing, and a chesty cough. Paramedics found normal vital signs and advised calling a locum doctor, who diagnosed a chest infection and prescribed antibiotics. Staff monitored her at 10-minute intervals. That midnight she developed respiratory distress and arrested. Autopsy revealed 95% left anterior descending artery occlusion with myocardial scarring, obesity (BMI 46), chronic hypertension changes, and pulmonary oedema. The initial presentation of altered mental status and difficulty standing could potentially have warranted higher clinical concern for acute cardiac pathology rather than simple chest infection, particularly given her cardiovascular risk factors.
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Contributing factors
- severe left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion (95%)
- myocardial fibrosis
- obesity (BMI 46)
- chronic hypertension
- pulmonary oedema
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