Deceased
Greg John Howarth
Demographics
62y, male
Date of death
2022-12-23
Finding date
2023-10-30
Cause of death
Congestive Cardiac Failure in a man with Ischaemic and Hypertensive Heart Disease
AI-generated summary
Greg Howarth, a 62-year-old man incarcerated at Port Phillip Prison, died from congestive cardiac failure precipitated by acute myocardial infarction in the setting of ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease. He had metastatic cholangiocarcinoma and WHO Class III obesity. He was admitted to St Vincent's Hospital on 23 December 2022 with difficulty breathing and suffered a cardiac arrest. The Coroners Prevention Unit reviewed his care and concluded it was reasonable, that his death could not have been prevented, and identified no opportunities for prevention given his multiple irreversible comorbidities. No clinical management failings were identified. Death was due to natural causes.
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