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TAScommunity2024-09-27

Coroner's Finding: Roberts, Leigh Ronald

56y · Male·coronary atherosclerosis

…est infection. Critical clinical lesson: Roberts had multiple uncontrolled cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, overweight, significant family history of early coronary death) that were inadequatel…

general practicecardiologydiagnosticcommunicationamoxicillin
VICcommunity2023-06-25

Finding into death of Brian Roy Gallagher

72y · Male·Coronary artery atherosclerosis

Brian Roy Gallagher, a 72-year-old man with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability living in disability support accommodation, died from coronary artery atherosclerosis. He was noted to be unwell on the day of death …

general practicepathologysertraline
VICaged care2015-05-18

Finding into death of Krizan Vuksan

75y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease secondary to coronary artery atherosclerosis; acute myoc…

Krizan Vuksan, a 75-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, hypertension, and cardiac risk factors, died from acute myocardial infarction secondary to ischaemic heart disease w…

psychiatrygeneral practicecommunicationsystemolanzapine
WAhome2004-11-09

Inquest into the Death of Marlene Faye Ware

56y · Female·Cardiac Failure Secondary to Atherosclerotic Heart Disease, Systemic Hypertensio…

…ound her death was consistent with cardiac failure secondary to atherosclerotic heart disease, systemic hypertension, and diabetes. Home detention was deemed appropriate and there were no clinical failures. The coroner e…

general practiceemergency medicine
QLD2016-07-28

Smallwood, Gregory Bert

53y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis; chronic obstructive airways disease; chronic cholecyst…

Gregory Bert Smallwood, a 53-year-old prisoner with morbid obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and COPD, died from acute myocardial infarction due to severe coronary atherosclerosis. He c…

emergency medicinecardiologymorphine
WA2018-05-31

Inquest into the Death of Giuseppe DEL BORRELLO

78y · Male·unascertained

…manner of death remain undetermined. Contributing factors included his age, poor health (heart failure, hypertension, chronic alcoholism with depression), recent adverse life changes (forced relocation, reduced autonomy,…

general practicepsychiatrynitrazepam
VIChospital2025-02-27

Finding into death of Steven John Parlby

73y · Male·Complications of multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (car vs…

…h extensive medical comorbidities including severe biventricular heart failure, COPD, sleep apnoea, and hypertension experienced a medical episode while driving, causing him to cross into oncoming traffic. He was hospita…

general practicecardiologysystemcommunicationvalsartan
VIChome2026-02-18

Finding into death of Glenn Charles Cook

66y · Male·Cardiac hypertrophy and coronary artery disease secondary to obesity (WHO Class …

…utopsy revealed severe coronary artery atherosclerosis and cardiac hypertrophy, likely due to untreated hypertension combined with obesity and high cholesterol. The coroner found his care was reasonable and appropriate. …

general practicepsychiatryquetiapine
QLD2023-01-25

Civic, Mirko

70y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis

…Civic, a 70-year-old prisoner with a significant cardiac history including prior myocardial infarction, hypertension, and ischaemic heart disease, died of coronary atherosclerosis in September 2018. Critical clinical les…

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VIC2025-08-18

Finding into death of Wilhelm Bruno Mueller

69y · Male·Ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease

…nt with sudden cardiac death from arrhythmia. The deceased had multiple cardiac risk factors (diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, obesity, atrial fibrillation) that were appropriately managed with medications.…

cardiologygeneral practicegliclazide
WA2013

Inquest into the Death of Banh, Bac Lam

54y · Male·Early bronchopneumonia complicating subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured b…

…omatic until rupture, and more common in hypertensive patients. The coroner noted the deceased had mild hypertension with an 8-year average of 149/95 mmHg. A retrospective analysis of blood pressure patterns might have p…

neurosurgeryemergency medicinediagnosticphenytoin
SAhome2014-01-31

Coroner's Finding: ROWAN Marjorie June

52y · Female·ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease

A 52-year-old woman with depression, diabetes, and hypertension died at home from ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease. She was prescribed dothiepin 225mg daily fo…

psychiatrygeneral practicedosulepin
SAhome2023-12-06

Coroner's Finding: Cullen, Jason Mark

37y · Male·mixed drug toxicity with fentanyl as the principal agent

…d from mixed drug toxicity with fentanyl as the principal agent. He had chronic idiopathic intracranial hypertension requiring multiple neurosurgeries and was prescribed opioids and benzodiazepines. He developed addictio…

neurosurgerypsychiatrycommunicationsystemfentanyl
WAhome2023-06-28

Inquest into the Death of Nicholas Arthur CRIPPS

47y · Male·combined acute effects of multiple drugs in obese man with enlarged heart and ar…

…acute effects of multiple drugs (methylamphetamine, quetiapine, propranolol) in the context of obesity, hypertension, and cardiomegaly. He was subject to a Community Treatment Order and managed by community mental health…

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemmethamphetamine
QLDaged care2017-06-09

DR - Non-inquest findings

46y · Female·Dilated cardiomyopathy (acute complication with sudden cardiac arrhythmia)

…rder, poorly controlled type 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…

general medicineemergency medicinecommunicationsystemquetiapine
WAhospital2015-01-15

Inquest into the Death of Petra ZELE

28y · Female·hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest in association with pulmonary hype…

…llowing cardiac arrest due to acute pulmonary embolism superimposed on chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. She presented to Fremantle Hospital ED on 9 May 2010 with chest pain but was diagnosed with musculoske…

emergency medicinecardiologydiagnosticcommunicationyasmin
VICaged care2019-07-30

Finding into death of James Cowl

68y · Male·Cardiomegaly

James Kenneth Cowl, a 68-year-old man with severe cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, schizophrenia, and intellectual disability, died suddenly from cardiomegaly while in residential care. An echocardiogram performed sh…

cardiologygeneral practicebisoprolol
NSW2021-11-08

Inquest into the death of Walter CLOUGH

66y · Male·Complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A significant contributi…

Walter Clough, aged 66, died from complications of COPD and cardiomegaly while incarcerated. He had significant respiratory compromise from prior chest trauma causing hemidiaphragm paralysis. Days before death, he was ho…

general practicerespiratory medicinesystemspriva
TAShome2022-07-04

Coroner's Finding: Wallace., Vivienne Lorraine

73y · Female·atherosclerotic and hypertensive coronary vascular disease

Ms Wallace, a 73-year-old woman with hypertension and other comorbidities, developed atrial fibrillation during orthopaedic surgery for a fibula fracture…

cardiologyorthopaedic surgeryflecainide
TAShome2020-05-19

Coroner's Finding: Steer, Marianne

56y · Female·combined drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, amitriptyline and mirtazapine); pul…

Marianne Steer, 56, died from combined drug toxicity involving methadone, diazepam, amitriptyline, and mirtazapine. She had a long history of substance dependence and had voluntarily ceased methadone treatment five month…

general practiceaddiction medicinesystemmethadone

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