34 results for “acute st-elevation myocardial infarction”
44y · Female·acute myocardial infarction due to coronary thrombosis
A 44-year-old Aboriginal woman died from acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) due to coronary thrombosis while in custody at Bandyup Women's Prison…
69y · Male·Intracerebral haemorrhage due to sepsis (Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia), com…
A 69-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarction and atrial fibrillation presented to a rural hospital with fever, lethargy, tachycardia and e…
58y · Male·Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
William Mallie, a 58-year-old Torres Strait Islander man, died of sudden cardiac arrest while receiving haemodialysis in prison. He had end-stage renal disease, long-standing poorly controlled type 2 diabetes since 1985,…
67y · Male·acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage complicating peptic ulcer of the duodenum wit…
A 67-year-old man died from acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage from a duodenal ulcer following complex post-operative complications from lap…
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…
55y · Female·Cardiac tamponade due to haemopericardium due to acute ruptured myocardial infar…
A 55-year-old woman with extensive coronary artery disease presented for elective stent placement to her left anterior descending artery. During the procedure, a small diagonal branch vessel was occluded—a recognised com…
62y · Male·cerebral haemorrhage (intracerebral bleed, large lobar within left cerebral hemi…
…en initial investigations contradict clinical presentation, and ensure adequate monitoring capacity during acute presentations with evolving vital sign abnormalities.
67y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage complicating coronary artery bypass graft surgery follo…
A 67-year-old man died from intracranial haemorrhage following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. He had suffered a right coronary artery dissection during percutaneous coronary intervention at Sunshine Hospital and w…
90y · Female·Right acute on chronic subdural haematoma sustained in a fall in the setting of …
…subdural haemorrhage was not detected on initial CT brain imaging. Cardiology consultation for suspected myocardial infarction led to prescription of enoxaparin (a second anticoagulant) despite warfarin being documented …
73y · Male·Acute subdural haematoma
Kerry James Murphy, 73, died from acute subdural haematoma following a fall in Royal Darwin Hospital's overcrowded Emergency Department. He was ad…
22y · Male·acute blood loss from incised injuries to left forearm
Simon Smith, a 22-year-old with end-stage renal failure requiring dialysis and complex comorbidities, died by suicide during hospitalization. Despite multiple psychiatric assessments finding he had capacity to make treat…
60y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease with a bleeding duodenal ulcer being a significant contr…
James Joseph Cunneen, a 60-year-old man with significant medical comorbidities (ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, peripheral arterial disease), died from cardiac arrest due to ischaemic heart disease with a bleeding duo…
81y · Female·Cardiac tamponade secondary to dissection of ascending aorta
…udden-onset central chest pain radiating to the jaw. Despite appropriate initial assessment and ruling out acute coronary syndrome via troponin and ECG, she was discharged with undiagnosed chest pain after a 'chest pain…
64y · Female·Bilateral pulmonary embolism with left middle cerebral artery/posterior cerebral…
…es about clinical urgency, ineffective bed coordination, and adverse weather. She deteriorated, suffered myocardial infarction, and died from bilateral pulmonary embolism complicated by stroke. Key failures: initial hypo…
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