29 results for “aortic regurgitation”
75y · Male·Acute cardiac failure due to mitral valve disease (surgically treated)
…rointestinal bleeding symptoms, as TPCH lacked gastroenterology services. At RBWH, severe mitral valve regurgitation (4/4) was confirmed with progressive deterioration. After 12 hours, he was transferred to TPCH for eme…
36y · Male·infective endocarditis
…cardiac failure, requiring emergency hospital transfer on 30 May where endocarditis was confirmed. Despite aortic valve replacement surgery and antibiotics, he died from uncontrollable sepsis and multiple organ failure. …
74y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of deep leg vein thrombosis
A 74-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism with deep vein thrombosis 10 days after elective umbilical hernia repair. He received appropriate VTE prophylaxis (mechanical and pharmacological) intraoperatively an…
Female·Betty: cardiac arrhythmia complicating heart failure due to consequences of past…
This inquest 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 preventa…
58y · Male·acute myocardial infarction caused by ischaemic heart disease
Gregory Merriman, a 58-year-old Aboriginal man, died from acute myocardial infarction caused by advanced ischaemic heart disease while in custody at Metropolitan Reception and Remand Centre on 27 December 2022. He experi…
79y · Male·Iatrogenic right ventricular injury complicating drainage of pericardial collect…
A 79-year-old man died from iatrogenic right ventricular injury sustained during attempted drainage of a post-operative pericardial effusion following coronary artery bypass grafting. During a minimally invasive sub-xiph…
86y · Female·Plastic bag asphyxia
An 86-year-old woman with delirium, depression, and multiple cardiac comorbidities died by asphyxiation with a plastic bag while in a transitional care facility. She had expressed wishes to die, references to suicide, an…
83y · Female·Pneumonia complicating rib and pelvic fractures sustained in the setting of mult…
Margaret Barton, 83, died of pneumonia complicating rib and pelvic fractures from multiple falls. Critical clinical lessons: (1) The Oxazepam regimen directly contributed to her death. Dr C. tripled her dose from 15mg to…
24y · Female·Cardiac conducting system disease leading to asystole against a background of a …
A 24-year-old woman with complex congenital cardiac disease, cerebral palsy, and hydrocephalus was admitted to a secondary hospital with a respiratory tract infection and bradycardia with left bundle branch block. She de…
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