582 results for “ischaemic_heart_disease”
55y · Male·Complications of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in a man with mult…
Robert Exell, a 55-year-old Aboriginal man, died from complications of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma while in custody. He had chronic hepatitis C and alcohol-related liver disease since at least 2012. Key …
71y · Female·ischaemic cardiovascular disease
Diane Eastcott, a 71-year-old involuntary mental health patient, died of ischaemic cardiovascular disease on 10 July 2018 at Macquarie Hospital. Following an unwitnessed fall on 22 June 2018, she was admitted to Ryde Hos…
67y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease; coronary artery atherosclerosis (stented)
A 67-year-old man with extensive cardiac history presented to the ED with recurrent ischaemic-sounding chest pain. Despite multiple episodes of chest pain during admission, initial ECGs and troponins were normal. Followi…
56y · Male·Hypoxia and cardiac arrest with contributing conditions of Ischaemic Heart Disea…
A 56-year-old man with diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, morbid obesity, and an implanted defibrillator underwent minor toe debridement surgery. The anaesthetist failed to conduct an adequate pre-operative assessment, u…
56y · Male·coronary atherosclerosis
Leigh Ronald Roberts, 56-year-old male, died from coronary atherosclerosis with severe stenosis affecting all three main coronary arteries. He presented to his GP on 17 and 21 February 2020 with respiratory symptoms (cou…
62y · Male·Multi-organ infarctions (brain, kidneys, heart) resulting from thromboemboli sec…
Mr TAM, a 62-year-old man with multiple cardiac conditions, died from multi-organ infarction secondary to an atrio-oesophageal fistula that developed after radio-frequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. The fistula is…
71y · Male·cardiac arrest due to hyperkalemia due to acute on chronic renal failure, with r…
John Bell, a 71-year-old man with history of bowel cancer, ischaemic heart disease, and chronic renal failure, underwent elective ileostomy reversal surgery. He died from cardiac arrest due to hyperkalemia and metabolic …
77y · Male·early pneumonia in an elderly man receiving terminal palliative medical care for…
James Tilbury, a 77-year-old long-term prisoner, died from early pneumonia while receiving palliative care for an atypical brain meningioma. He had complex chronic conditions including COPD, prostate cancer, ischaemic he…
81y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction in association with coronary artery atherosclerosis
Robert Charles Bropho, an 81-year-old Aboriginal man imprisoned since 2008 with severe medical comorbidities including insulin-dependent diabetes, hypertension, chronic renal failure, and severe ischaemic heart disease, …
62y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to lacerated abdominal aorta complicating laparoscopic b…
A 62-year-old woman died from multi-organ failure caused by a lacerated abdominal aorta sustained during elective laparoscopic gastric band surgery in 2006. The aorta was cut by a Visiport trocar blade at the start of th…
78y · Male·Cerebral infarction and hypoxic brain damage due to the combined effects of isch…
Paul Henri, 78, died from cerebral infarction and hypoxic brain damage following aspiration pneumonia and opioid-related complications. He was admitted to an aged care home and commenced on MS Contin (morphine) 30mg dail…
83y · Male·cholangiocarcinoma on a background of advanced dementia and ischaemic valvular a…
Joseph McKenna, 83 years old, died of cholangiocarcinoma with advanced dementia and cardiac disease at an aged care facility where he was detained under a guardianship order. He was appropriately managed with palliative …
76y · Male·General inanition due to end stage Parkinson's disease
Sandor Petrich, aged 76, died of general inanition due to end-stage Parkinson's disease at a nursing home. He had been diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2005 and presented with advanced disease including immobility, incontin…
64y · Male·Peritonitis, due to or as a consequence of a ruptured gallbladder, due to or as …
Dennis Childs, a 64-year-old Indigenous man serving a life sentence, died from peritonitis secondary to a ruptured gallbladder. On 8 December 2018, he presented with abdominal pain at the correctional centre but refused …
51y · Male·Sepsis due to or as a consequence of right lower limb necrotising fasciitis due …
A 51-year-old man with metastatic renal cell carcinoma died from sepsis following necrotising fasciitis of the lower limb, which developed after a pseudo-aneurysm complication from coronary angiography. Key clinical less…
81y · Male·haemopericardium due to ruptured myocardial infarction due to coronary artery at…
Frank Dorman, an 81-year-old man under guardianship orders residing in aged care, died from a ruptured myocardial infarction with haemopericardium due to coronary artery thrombosis. He was found deceased in his bathroom …
76y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to cardiomegaly, myocardial fibrosis and ischaemic coronary a…
Henry Portelli, a 76-year-old prisoner with significant cardiovascular disease including cardiomegaly, myocardial fibrosis, and ischaemic coronary artery disease, died of cardiac arrest in custody. The autopsy showed chr…
82y · Male·closed head injury (subdural haematoma) sustained in a fall
An 82-year-old man on warfarin died from a subdural haematoma sustained in a fall at a rehabilitation centre. He fell while attempting to walk to the toilet unassisted after not being provided with a urinal bottle, despi…
85y · Male·cerebellar haemorrhage due to hypertension
An 85-year-old man died in custody from cerebellar haemorrhage due to hypertension. He was in the palliative care unit following an advanced care directive refusing resuscitation. He reported nausea and vomited around 8p…
25y · Male·Cardiomegaly
Andrew Kellett, a 25-year-old man with a history of mental illness (bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, auditory hallucinations, and suicidal ideation), died in custody at Port Phillip Prison from cardiomegaly (…
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