184 results for “cardiomegaly”
58y · Male·Cardiomegaly and severe single vessel coronary artery atherosclerosis in a man w…
… tests, chest x-ray, ECG), and was managed with antibiotics. He collapsed four days later and died from cardiomegaly and severe single vessel coronary artery atherosclerosis. Investigation focused on whether urinary inco…
82y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease
… a recent myocardial infarction in January 2019. In June 2019, he sustained a fall and imaging revealed cardiomegaly and severe heart failure. He deteriorated progressively and was transferred to Sunshine Hospital on 7 J…
65y · Male·Drowning
…use, with significant pre-existing conditions including severe emphysema, coronary atherosclerosis, and cardiomegaly. The clinical lesson is that extreme weather warnings, road closures, and visible hazard management wer…
39y · Male·cardiomegaly
Matthew Tyson Swavley, aged 39, died suddenly from cardiomegaly while detained under the Mental Health Act at Lyell McEwin Health Service. He had chronic schizophrenia…
46y · Male·Cardiomegaly in the setting of hypoventilation syndrome in an obese man with sch…
A 46-year-old man with schizophrenia, COPD, hypoventilation syndrome, obesity and cardiomegaly died suddenly on a psychiatric inpatient unit from a cardiac arrhythmia. He had experienced multiple re…
92y · Male·Ischaemic Heart Disease
… again at 6:25 a.m. CPR was attempted but unsuccessful. Autopsy revealed significant heart disease with cardiomegaly and coronary artery atherosclerosis consistent with sudden cardiac arrhythmia. The coroner found the cl…
50y · Male·Acute methamphetamine toxicity
… mg/L). The autopsy noted his heart function was already compromised by prior coronary intervention and cardiomegaly. The manner of death could not be determined, though evidence suggests possible third-party involvement…
55y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep thrombosis, with WHO Class 3 obesity…
… with acute breathing difficulties and collapsed despite immediate emergency response. Autopsy revealed cardiomegaly and pulmonary embolism from left lower leg thrombus. Although Mr Staker had multiple cardiovascular ris…
17y · Male·drowning due to or as a consequence of cardiomegaly
…attempted to paddle back, but fell from his board and became unconscious in the water. Autopsy revealed cardiomegaly with features suggestive of probable hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, though microscopic findings were atyp…
67y · Male·Hypertensive cardiomegaly and ischaemic heart disease
…on and persecutory delusions. Two days later, he was found in cardiac arrest and died. Autopsy revealed cardiomegaly and severe ischaemic heart disease. Toxicology showed therapeutic antipsychotic levels with no evidence…
79y · Male·acute bronchitis on a background of cardiomegaly with coronary artery disease
…nley Taylor, a 79-year-old man serving life imprisonment, died from acute bronchitis on a background of cardiomegaly with coronary artery disease. He presented to St Vincent's Hospital with chest pain and shortness of br…
42y · Male·Cardiomegaly and myocardial bridging of the left anterior descending coronary ar…
…ddenly while in his cell on 5 September 2019 and could not be revived. Post-mortem examination revealed cardiomegaly and myocardial bridging of the left anterior descending coronary artery as the cause of death. The coro…
75y · Male·Ischaemic Heart Disease and Cardiomegaly
Robert Conkie Gray, a 75-year-old man with significant cardiac disease (ischaemic heart disease, cardiomegaly, triple vessel coronary atherosclerosis with right coronary artery thrombosis), died suddenly on a psyc…
40y · Male·lower limb and chest injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision, including mu…
…left pneumothorax, and bilateral anterior upper rib fractures. Significantly, autopsy findings revealed cardiomegaly with critical narrowing of the left anterior descending and right coronary arteries, which were contrib…
40y · Male·Global ischaemic brain injury following cardiorespiratory arrest during prone re…
… cardiorespiratory arrest during this restraint and died at The Alfred Hospital. The autopsy identified cardiomegaly and obesity as contributing factors. The coroner found that security staff failed to comply with their …
49y · Female·Coronary artery atherosclerosis in the setting of pulmonary valve replacement fo…
…isciplinary consent for the procedure. Autopsy revealed significant coronary artery atherosclerosis and cardiomegaly. The coroner accepted the forensic pathologist's opinion that death resulted from natural causes—corona…
37y · Male·cardiomegaly and recent ingestion of methadone
Robert Lee Braun, aged 37, died from cardiomegaly and methadone toxicity after ingesting methadone without a valid treatment permit. He was a long-term u…
34y · Male·cardiomegaly with contributing aspiration
…an with paranoid schizophrenia, morbid obesity, type 1 diabetes, and undiagnosed sleep apnoea died from cardiomegaly with contributing aspiration while detained under the Mental Health Act. On 6 March, he presented with …
38y · Male·Combined effects of coronary atherosclerosis and cardiomegaly, with methylamphet…
… died of a cardiac arrhythmia secondary to severe underlying cardiac disease (coronary atherosclerosis, cardiomegaly, and possible QT prolongation) while fleeing from police attempting to execute an arrest warrant. Methy…
62y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease secondary to diabetes
Margaret Jones, a 62-year-old woman with Smith-Magenis syndrome, intellectual disability, diabetes, and cardiomegaly, died of ischaemic heart disease. She presented to her GP on 23 October 2008 with six weeks of flu-like…
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