Deceased
Maxine Lorraine Sanderson
Demographics
61y, female
Coroner
Coroner Kate Despot
Date of death
2024-01-04
Finding date
2025-05-20
Cause of death
Ischaemic heart disease due to coronary artery atherosclerosis
AI-generated summary
Ms Maxine Lorraine Sanderson, a 61-year-old SDA resident with intellectual disability, died suddenly from ischaemic heart disease due to severe coronary artery atherosclerosis with critical stenosis of the left anterior descending artery. She was found unresponsive in her room at her supported living facility approximately one hour after indicating she would rest. Autopsy revealed severe atherosclerosis, previous myocardial infarctions, and evidence of old infarction foci that could alter cardiac conductive properties and trigger fatal arrhythmias. Medications (venlafaxine and doxylamine) were at therapeutic levels and not contributory. The death was from natural causes with no clinical interventions that could have prevented the sudden cardiac event.
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