38 results for “anterior infarction”
30y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
…died of ischaemic heart disease on 24 January 2015. He had significant coronary artery disease (≥90% left anterior descending artery stenosis) with no preceding scarring suggesting previous infarction. Although he report…
37y · Male·complete blockage of the right anterior descending coronary artery with blood cl…
… clinical assessment and ECG could be performed. Autopsy revealed acute thrombotic occlusion of the right anterior descending coronary artery. Independent expert review concluded that even with immediate intervention, th…
44y · Female·Ischemic heart disease due to complete blockage of left anterior descending coro…
… pain and troponin elevation. Coronary angiography revealed only a 30% non-obstructive lesion in the left anterior descending artery. She was discharged on aspirin alone without dual antiplatelet therapy or a statin, des…
68y · Female·Acute myocardial infarction and coronary artery atherosclerosis
…sidering acute coronary syndrome. She deteriorated and suffered a cardiac arrest due to acute myocardial infarction with ventricular rupture. The autopsy revealed severe left anterior descending coronary artery atheroscl…
54y · Male·acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery atherosclerotic disease
Brett Furner, a 54-year-old man with significant coronary artery disease and recent myocardial infarction (February 2023), suffered an acute myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest while in police custody at G…
30y · Male·Acute cardiac failure in association with severe ischaemic heart disease seconda…
…oronary atherosclerosis while in immigration detention. He had developed a large anteroseptal myocardial infarction between 4-18 August 2010, likely precipitated by heavy smoking (60 cigarettes/day). He remained asymptom…
55y · Female·Cardiac tamponade due to haemopericardium due to acute ruptured myocardial infar…
…-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 complic…
29y · Female·acute myocardial infarction due to stenotic coronary vessel (left anterior desce…
…cca Richardson, a 29-year-old with type 1 diabetes and coronary artery disease, died of acute myocardial infarction on 7-9 May 2019. She presented to NWRH ED on 6 May with abdominal pain and vomiting, initially attribute…
47y · Male·organ failure following cardiorespiratory impairment in a man with arteriosclero…
…later. Synthetic cannabinoids triggered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia in a man with 65% stenosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery. While prison medical care was high-standard, the case highlights the inherent…
52y · Male·Left upper lobe collapse/bronchopneumonia and haemorrhagic pleural effusion seco…
Yong Lam Chai, a Malaysian national serving a life sentence for drug importation, died from advanced metastatic lung cancer with pleural effusion at Royal Darwin Hospital in July 2011. The coroner found that care provide…
51y · Male·Combined effects of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and seizure activity …
…ipitated a fatal cardiac event in the context of critical coronary artery stenosis (90% occlusion of left anterior descending artery). Clinical lessons: undiagnosed caffeine toxicity contributed to death; seizure disorde…
63y · Male·Atherosclerotic Heart Disease
…ered nurse appropriately triaged him as ATS 2 (high priority) and obtained ECGs showing acute myocardial infarction within 15 minutes, she prioritised completing documentation before contacting medical practitioners. Thi…
35y · Female·coronary artery dissection
Fiona Selby-Fullgrabe, 35, presented to Wallaroo Hospital with chest pain, arm weakness, and diaphoresis. Ambulance noted elevated troponin (121) and activated the chest pain protocol. However, Dr M. discharged her after…
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…
39y · Male·Coronary thrombosis caused by coronary atherosclerosis
Lenard Casey, a 39-year-old Aboriginal man with severe coronary artery disease, died of acute coronary thrombosis while in custody. Arrested for assault on his partner, he developed chest pain at the police station and w…
84y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and coronary artery atherosclerosis in the setting of ty…
Jonathan Uphill, an 84-year-old man with extensive comorbidities including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and prior cardiac risk factors, died of ischaemic heart disease with coronary artery atherosclerosis. He underwent…
57y · Male·Severe coronary artery disease. It is likely that Kevin's use of inhalants in cu…
…ity of care and health engagement. The failure to escalate the June 2018 ECG showing previous myocardial infarction may have delayed diagnosis of life-threatening coronary disease.
81y · Female·Cardiac tamponade secondary to dissection of ascending aorta
…ficits, widened mediastinum). Critical lessons: absent classic features cannot exclude aortic dissection (anterior chest pain is common in Type A); patients discharged from chest pain pathways with persistent undiagnosed…
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