59 results for “atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease”
84y · Male·Complications of hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
An 84-year-old prisoner with multiple chronic conditions (hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hepatitis B, previous bowel cancer, heart failure) suffered a fatal…
65y · Male·Pneumonia, due to chronic lung disease with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disea…
A 65-year-old man with severe chronic lung disease, COPD, and coronary artery disease died at home. Evidence suggests he deliberately ingested benzodiazepin…
86y · Male·Complications of blunt force trauma in a man with cardiac amyloidosis and athero…
An 86-year-old man with dementia, cardiac amyloidosis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease died from complications of blunt force trauma sustained in an assault by his a…
83y · Female·Diffuse Alveolar Damage in a woman with recent leg fracture and Atherosclerotic …
An 83-year-old woman with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and mobility limitations fell from her bed while on a bedpan at an aged care facility, sustai…
67y · Female·bronchopneumonia and acute liver failure on a background of liver cirrhosis and …
…s. Improvements implemented post-death include cirrhosis care plan templates and staff education on liver disease screening.
91y · Male·complications of pneumonia
Richard Lewis, a 91-year-old man in custody, died of pneumonia complicated by underlying ischaemic heart disease and chronic lung disease. He was transferred from the Aged Care and Rehabilitation Unit at Long Bay Hospi…
30y · Male·atherosclerotic coronary artery disease
Lawrence Hausia, a 30-year-old man with type II diabetes and hypertension, died of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease while in custody at Metropolitan Reception and Remand Centre. He had engaged …
65y · Female·klebsiella pneumonia sepsis and rhabdomyolysis after a fall at home
A 65-year-old woman with multiple chronic conditions including COPD, ischaemic heart disease, and alcoholic hepatitis fell at home and remained on the floor for approximately 2 hours before ambulanc…
59y · Male·Multiple blunt injuries following a fall from a cliff
…led severe traumatic injuries and significant underlying health conditions including emphysema, severe cardiovascular disease, and hepatitis C. The coroner found he was suffering from depression or mental illness at the …
71y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis
71-year-old man died of ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis while on home detention bail. He had significant cardiovascular risk fact…
45y · Male·atherosclerotic heart disease
Lex Gregory 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 a…
70y · Male·Undetermined, but sudden cardiac death cannot be excluded
…omposition, but the forensic pathologist could not exclude sudden cardiac death given his significant atherosclerotic coronary disease, calcified stenosis, and dense pericarditis. The clinical lesson is the importance o…
37y · Male·Complications due to atherosclerotic heart disease and dyslipidaemia
Glen Dooley, a 37-year-old Aboriginal man, died of atherosclerotic heart disease and dyslipidaemia while in custody at Darwin Correctional Centre. His death was avoidab…
Unknown·Lignocaine toxicity following dental surgery with atherosclerotic and valvular h…
…lly absorbed through the compromised gingival tissue, causing toxicity in a patient with pre-existing atherosclerotic and valvular heart disease. The coroner found the medication application inappropriate and recommende…
87y · Male·Combined effects of sotalol toxicity on a background of severe valvular and athe…
An 87-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease died in a residential aged care facility after ingesting Sotalol, a cardiac medication not prescribed to …
41y · Male·large volume thrombotic stroke within the distribution of the right posterior ce…
A 41-year-old man with acute posterior circulation stroke was misdiagnosed as encephalitis despite normal lumbar puncture findings. The critical failure was Dr R.'s failure to diagnose stroke on 7 September and arrange u…
57y · Male·brainstem and cerebellar infarction due to vertebrobasilar artery thrombosis
A 57-year-old man with multiple cardiovascular risk factors presented to an ED with vertigo, blurred vision, and 'not feeling right' caused by an evo…
52y · Male·asphyxia due to choking on food
Kenneth Dunster, a 52-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia and cognitive decline, died from asphyxia due to choking on food at Millbrook Rise Rehabilitation Centre. He had a documented, well-known choking risk due to …
68y · Female·Anaphylaxis in a woman with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and emphysema
A 68-year-old woman with severe COPD and undiagnosed atherosclerotic heart disease underwent cataract surgery at Northam Hospital. Post-operatively, she was prescribed Di…
94y · Female·Complications of a fractured neck of femur sustained in an unwitnessed in-hospit…
A 94-year-old woman with significant cardiopulmonary comorbidities died from complications of a fractured femur sustained in an unwitnessed hospital fall. Despite identification as high falls risk and implementation of f…
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