49 results for “acute right heart failure”
83y · Male·Drowning in a man with ischaemic heart disease
An 83-year-old man with significant cardiac history (triple bypass grafts, ischaemic heart disease) died from drowning while paddling a surf ski. He was not wearing a personal flotation device (PFD…
66y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with emphysema as secondary cause
Harold James Carpenter, a 66-year-old prisoner with significant comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, emphysema, hepatitis C and possible malignancy, died from coronary atherosclerosis and emphysema.…
59y · Female·acute cardiogenic shock, with acute mechanical obstruction of a remote mechanica…
…erpool Hospital when a pressure wire became trapped in her mechanical aortic valve. She had consented to a right heart study to investigate suspected constrictive pericarditis, but not to the subsequent pressure wire in…
48y · Female·Cardiorespiratory arrest due to cardiac tamponade as a result of perforation of …
Cheryl Hoggins, aged 48, died on 1 July 2000 from cardiac tamponade following perforation of the right atrium during central venous catheter exchange in ICU. She was recovering from emergency liver transplanta…
37y · Male·Posterior myocardial infarction consequent upon right coronary artery thrombosis…
…ain. A registered nurse assessed him for only 3 minutes, obtained minimal history, and failed to recognise acute coronary syndrome despite risk factors including Aboriginal status, gender, age, and likely family history…
73y · Male·multisystem organ failure in the context of trauma and limb fracture
…r-old Indigenous man with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension, obesity, sleep apnoea, ischaemic heart disease) sustained a right ankle fracture following collision with a motor vehicle while riding a mobility…
25y · Male·coronary thrombosis resulting from coronary atherosclerosis
…cursory. The deceased presented with chest pain, tingling in arms, and numbness—classic signs of ischaemic heart disease—but received only anti-inflammatory medication for presumed musculoskeletal pain. Dr M. did not ph…
87y · Male·Multiple injuries in a motor vehicle incident
…rs old, died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident 18 days after discharge from hospital for acute myocardial infarction. He suffered a likely cardiac event while driving, causing him to fail to negotiate …
57y · Female·Combined features of moderately stenosed right coronary ostium, aortic valve reg…
…Lebner, a 57-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability living in a group home, died suddenly from acute cardiac arrhythmia secondary to multiple heart abnormalities including aortic valve disease, mitral valve …
45y · Male·atherosclerotic heart disease
…egory Maher, a 45-year-old Aboriginal man imprisoned at Greenough Regional Prison, died of atherosclerotic heart disease while playing basketball. He had abnormal ECGs detected in March and May 2022 and was appropriatel…
85y · Male·Probable pneumonia following a hip fracture (comminuted fracture of right acetab…
…n Centre (RFC) mental health facility on 13 June 2013 under Mental Health Act provisions for management of acute psychiatric symptoms including agitation, confusion, and suicidal ideation. While at RFC, he fell from bed…
92y · Male·periprosthetic fracture of the left hip sustained from a fall from standing posi…
… his condition rapidly deteriorated. He died in palliative care on day six. The coroner found the primary failure was delayed transfer to an appropriate inpatient medical ward with specialist supervision, rather than sp…
79y · Female·Dilated cardiomyopathy with decompensated heart failure not appropriately treate…
A 79-year-old woman with severe COPD and heart failure presented with two weeks of nausea and vomiting. She was diagnosed with left ventricular failure (…
81y · Male·COVID-19 infection on a background of Type 2 Diabetes and end stage chronic kidn…
…tion. He contracted COVID-19 on 1 May 2023 and declined transfer from Kevin Waller Unit to the Medical Sub-acute Unit. Over subsequent days his condition deteriorated with multiple falls and non-compliance with insulin.…
77y · Female·Complications following a recent fracture and surgical repair of the right hip i…
A 77-year-old woman with complex comorbidities (atrial fibrillation, aortic stenosis, chronic renal impairment, emphysema) on Warfarin sustained a femur fracture and underwent ORIF on day 3 of admission (19 Nov 2009). Ke…
59y · Male·disseminated carcinoma due to right lung carcinoma
Rex Harold, a 59-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia, alcohol-induced brain injury, chronic obstructive airways disease, and diabetes, died in custody from disseminated small cell lung carcinoma. He was transferre…
Female·Betty: cardiac arrhythmia complicating heart failure due to consequences of past…
…nquest examined three deaths of young Aboriginal women from Doomadgee (ages 18, 37, and 17) from rheumatic heart disease (RHD) complications between September 2019 and September 2020. All three deaths were preventable t…
76y · Male·advanced atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease
… his obvious high-risk cardiac status and recent interventions. Patient died at home the next morning from acute coronary syndrome. Coroner identified multiple failures: delayed triage, unsupervised student assessment, …
47y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction due to thrombotic occlusion of the right coronary ar…
Nick Panagiotopoulos, a 47-year-old man, suffered a fatal acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) on 16 October 2021 at home in Preston, Victoria. His family made five…
78y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy as a result of obstruction of airway caused by …
A 78-year-old woman died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following an acute post-surgical arterial bleed that obstructed her airway after hemithyroidectomy. The bleeding complication…
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