73y · Female·head injuries suffered in a fall; skull fractures with bruising to the brain and…
A 73-year-old woman with a history of dilated cardiomyopathy and recently inserted pacemaker/defibrillator fell down external restaurant stairs while l…
67y · Female·ischaemic heart disease
Merren Elizabeth Bartley, a 67-year-old woman with schizophrenia managed with clozapine and multiple comorbidities including coronary artery disease, died of ischaemic heart disease while an inpatient at a mental health …
38y · Male·Heart failure in a man with dilated cardiomyopathy and focal severe coronary art…
Anthony Axtell, a 38-year-old man with severe dilated cardiomyopathy from amphetamine use, died of heart failure while in prison custody. Initially treated suc…
35y · Male·Dilated cardiomyopathy and coronary atherosclerosis, in the setting of drug cons…
Simaile Masila-Liutolo, aged 35, died from cardiac arrhythmia precipitated by dilated cardiomyopathy and coronary atherosclerosis, compounded by acute methylamphetamine use and physical exert…
40y · Male·Cardiomyopathy in the setting of immersion and amphetamine use
Brad Godressi, a 40-year-old man with end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy recently discharged against medical advice from ICU, died from cardiomyopathy in the setti…
38y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
Scott Hambly, a 38-year-old life prisoner with dilated cardiomyopathy, epilepsy, and schizophrenia, died from aspiration pneumonia at Wolston Correctional Centr…
21y · Male·dilated cardiomyopathy
…d deterioration and two cardiac arrests at Casey Hospital, he could not be saved and died from underlying dilated cardiomyopathy. The coroner found the GP should have arranged urgent investigations given his immunosuppr…
38y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to bilateral deep calf vein thrombi
…. Autopsy revealed pulmonary thromboembolism from bilateral deep vein thrombi as the cause of death, with dilated cardiomyopathy as a contributor. Experts differed on whether pulmonary embolism should have been in the d…
1y · Female·Dilated cardiomyopathy
An 18-month-old girl died from dilated cardiomyopathy masquerading as croup. While initially misdiagnosed as croup was reasonable, the failure t…
60y · Male·multi-organ failure due to injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident, specifi…
A 60-year-old Aboriginal man with significant comorbidities (cardiomyopathy, cirrhosis, renal failure, diabetes) presented to ED following a motor vehicle accident at low speed. …
59y · Male·idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (probably alcohol related)
A 59-year-old Aboriginal man died of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in a Darwin police watch house following arrest for the minor offence of drinking in a des…
46y · Female·Dilated cardiomyopathy (acute complication with sudden cardiac arrhythmia)
…e 2 diabetes, morbid obesity, severe obstructive sleep apnoea, and pulmonary hypertension died from acute dilated cardiomyopathy with sudden arrhythmia. She presented to hospital multiple times in January 2015 with hype…
41y · Male·Dilated cardiomyopathy
Raleigh Hoy, a 41-year-old man with schizophrenia and autistic spectrum disorder, died of dilated cardiomyopathy at a residential care facility (Tarampa After Care Centre) in Queensland in January 2007. …
74y · Male·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage complicating elective umbilical hernia repair
A 74-year-old man with significant cardiac history (atrial fibrillation, dilated cardiomyopathy, pacemaker) underwent elective umbilical hernia repair. Intraoperatively, unexpected ascit…
56y · Male·Cardiogenic shock, end stage ischemia due to chemo related cardiomyopathy, fulmi…
Andrew Westley, 56, underwent heart transplantation at The Alfred Hospital for dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to chemotherapy for Hodgkins lymphoma and prior cardiac surgery. The procedure i…
33y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to sepsis on a background of severe ischaemic cardiomyop…
…McInnes Thompson, aged 33, died from multi-organ failure due to sepsis complicated by severe ischaemic cardiomyopathy. He had a complex medical history including viral myocarditis, previous intestinal resection with colo…
67y · Male·Congestive cardiac failure
…7-year-old man serving a life sentence, died from congestive cardiac failure with atrial fibrillation and dilated cardiomyopathy. He had consistently refused life-prolonging medical treatments and completed two Advance …
83y · Male·Congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic and valvular heart disease, with her…
Frank Valentine, an 83-year-old man, died from congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic and valvular heart disease, with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) and anaemia as contributory conditions. He was serv…
78y · Male·Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
…egistrar's assessment showing no acute ischaemic changes on ECG. Echocardiography later revealed a mildly dilated aortic root. He died suddenly during morning observations. The aneurysm rupture was likely undetectable o…
52y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
…ar-old prisoner, died from ischaemic heart disease in July 2017. He had complex cardiac history including dilated cardiomyopathy, triple-vessel coronary disease, and previous cardiac procedures. Clinical lessons include…
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