74 results for “echocardiogram”
79y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
A 79-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarctions, coronary artery bypass graft, schizophrenia, and ischaemic heart disease died of acute cardiac failure while detained in a mental health facility. He had been a…
51y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction due to coronary atherosclerosis
A 51-year-old man with end-stage renal disease, hepatitis C cirrhosis, endocarditis, and aortic valve disease died in custody from acute myocardial infarction. He presented with gastrointestinal bleeding, pancytopenia, a…
79y · Female·Dilated cardiomyopathy with decompensated heart failure not appropriately treate…
A 79-year-old woman with severe COPD and heart failure presented with two weeks of nausea and vomiting. She was diagnosed with left ventricular failure (EF 33%) on day 1 of admission. Two cardiologists had key roles: Dr …
57y · Female·Haemothorax following acute thoracic aortic dissection in a woman with congenita…
Sally Hopwood, 57, with Turner syndrome, coarctation of the aorta, and bicuspid aortic valve, presented to ED on 23 March 2012 with severe acute back and chest pain (8/10). A chest X-ray revealed widened mediastinum. She…
52y · Male·Acute coronary syndrome caused by coronary artery embolus secondary to infective…
Mark Proberts, a 52-year-old man with multiple chronic conditions (diabetes, liver disease, hypertension), died in hospital from acute coronary syndrome secondary to infective endocarditis. He was transferred from correc…
0y · Male·hypoxia and reduced pulmonary perfusion complicating congenital heart disease
…) yet no further medical review occurred between 11:45pm on 14 June and 8:45am on 15 June 2016; (2) an echocardiogram should ideally have been performed at 11:45pm or earlier on 14 June rather than waiting until 8:45am o…
79y · Female·acute myocardial infarction and acute pulmonary oedema
A 79-year-old woman with stroke and cardiac history was admitted for rehabilitation but developed treatment-resistant depression. Despite comprehensive multidisciplinary management including medication trials (mirtazapin…
73y · Male·Unknown - likely medical episode or drowning; insufficient evidence to determine…
Terry Frank Jennings, aged 73, disappeared while boating at Gnarabup Beach, Western Australia on 31 March 2022. He had recently been diagnosed with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and commenced on Metoprolol and Eliquis a…
85y · Male·respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
An 85-year-old man with COPD, diabetes, and peripheral vascular disease died from type 1 respiratory failure due to mucous plugging of airways. He presented with a foot ulcer and acute respiratory exacerbation, was admit…
68y · Male·Abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) precipitated by coronary atherosclerosis and …
John Martin Heywood, a 68-year-old prisoner, died of natural causes (arrhythmia precipitated by coronary atherosclerosis and phaeochromocytoma) while in custody at the Princess Alexandra Hospital Secure Unit. He had been…
73y · Male·Combined effects of ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary di…
A 73-year-old man in prison custody died from combined ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He had a significant cardiac history including aortic repair and endocarditis, plus severe COPD wi…
56y · Male·Internal blood loss, complications arising from laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Barry Brown, a 56-year-old man, died from internal bleeding after laparoscopic cholecystectomy due to critical systemic failures in post-operative care and diagnosis. Following hypotension at 7:30pm, nursing staff failed…
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 Hospita…
71y · Male·end-stage cardiac failure on a background of ischaemic heart disease with dilate…
Keith Freeman, aged 71, died in custody from end-stage cardiac failure with ischaemic heart disease and dilated cardiomyopathy. He had complex cardiac history including previous CABG, aortic valve replacement, and implan…
0y · Female·Right ventricular failure secondary to pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal…
Armani El-Sayegh was a seven-month-old infant who died from right ventricular failure secondary to complex congenital heart disease (pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collateral ar…
2y · Male·Myocarditis secondary to Kawasaki Disease
Christopher Tao, aged 2 years 9 months, presented to Princess Margaret Hospital ED with a 5-day fever, cervical lymphadenopathy, rash, conjunctivitis, and other features diagnostic of Kawasaki Disease (KD) on 7 September…
40y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
Alexander Cameron, a 40-year-old man with complex neurodevelopmental, neurological and psychiatric disorders including epilepsy, autism, and previous neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), died from aspiration pneumonia f…
63y · Male·Myocardial infarction as a result of long standing ischaemic heart disease and a…
…ted for a lung complaint with medication adjustments, and discharged on 11 October to await outpatient echocardiogram. Expert evidence confirmed discharge was appropriate and consistent with public hospital standards. Wh…
79y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of right elective total hip replacement
A 79-year-old woman died from pulmonary embolism eight days after undergoing elective right total hip replacement. She received multimodal VTE prophylaxis including aspirin, early mobilisation, mechanical foot compressio…
50y · Male·bronchitis (pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009) in a man with chronic obstructive pu…
Kevin Maxwell Collins, a 50-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and morbid obesity, died from bronchitis due to pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009 while an involuntary patient at G…
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