445 results for “sudden cardiac death”
58y · Male·Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
William Mallie, a 58-year-old Torres Strait Islander man, died of sudden cardiac arrest while receiving haemodialysis in prison. He had end-stage renal disease, long-standing poor…
67y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis and emphysema
Joseph Edwin James, aged 67, died of sudden cardiac arrest due to coronary atherosclerosis and emphysema while imprisoned at Lotus Glen Correctional C…
49y · Male·Coronary artery thrombosis due to coronary atherosclerosis
…gitation and increased heart rate associated with the arrest and confrontation likely triggered the fatal cardiac event. The death was not preventable given Mr Wilson's underlying cardiac pathology and the unpredictabil…
71y · Female·Cardiogenic shock due to sudden cardiac event, with scleroderma as contributing …
…g in Specialist Disability Accommodation, died of cardiogenic shock and ventricular standstill following a sudden cardiac event. Her extensive medical history included scleroderma, epilepsy, bipolar affective disorder, a…
63y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and aortic stenosis
… Leonard Colyer, a 63-year-old man with intellectual disability living in supported residential care, died suddenly from ischaemic heart disease and aortic stenosis while visiting his sister. He had known aortic stenosis…
51y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic brain damage following head and chest injuries sustained in a …
…-old truck driver, died from hypoxic-ischaemic brain damage following a truck rollover on 7 April 2016. He suddenly veered off the Midlands Highway near Bagdad, Tasmania, after experiencing a cardiac arrhythmia secondary…
53y · Male·Coronary artery atherosclerosis and cardiomegaly in a man using synthetic cannab…
A 53-year-old man died of sudden cardiac arrhythmia while travelling on a train. Autopsy revealed coronary artery atherosclerosis and cardi…
31y · Male·Coronary artery disease in a man using synthetic cannabinoids
A 31-year-old man with pre-existing coronary artery disease and supraventricular tachycardia died suddenly after smoking synthetic cannabinoids (Cumyl-PeGACLONE) and drinking alcohol at home. He was found unresp…
62y · Male·cardiac arrest complicating psychotic episode
Michael Adams, aged 62 with chronic treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died from cardiac arrest complicating psychotic episode at a supported residential facility. During escalating psychotic be…
22y · Female·Ruptured myocardium in motor cycle incident
…. Ms Saunders was an inexperienced motorcycle rider who lost control while riding across a paddock, braked suddenly, and fell down a creek embankment. The autopsy identified a sternal fracture consistent with blunt force…
69y · Male·Ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
Wilhelm Mueller, a 69-year-old prisoner at Middleton Prison, died suddenly from ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease. Autopsy revealed critical coronary artery stenosis (>75%)…
33y · Male·Ventricular arrhythmia associated with cardiomegaly
Blake Edwards, a 33-year-old man with Tatton-Brown-Rahman syndrome and cardiomegaly, died suddenly from ventricular arrhythmia while in respite care. He became unresponsive approximately 30 minutes after…
40y · Male·unascertained
…r, a 40-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, chronic back pain, and substance abuse history, died suddenly in a psychiatric inpatient unit (Upton House) on 3 January 2012. He was admitted involuntarily on 30 Dec…
41y · Male·Myocardial infarction secondary to coronary atherosclerosis, resulting in sudden…
A 41-year-old man with multiple cardiac risk factors (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, obstructive sleep apnoea, family history) presented …
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 chro…
50y · Male·coronary artery atherosclerosis causing sudden fatal cardiac arrhythmia
…t-resistant paranoid schizophrenia managed on clozapine, died from coronary artery atherosclerosis causing sudden fatal cardiac arrhythmia. He was under a Community Treatment Order at the time of death. After being disch…
34y · Male·cardiorespiratory arrest during struggle and restraint in a man with methylamphe…
…citation without success. The coroner found restraint did not cause asphyxiation and force was reasonable. Death resulted from cardiac arrhythmia triggered by extreme physical exertion during struggle combined with meth…
92y · Male·Ischaemic Heart Disease
… a 92-year-old man with vascular dementia, ischaemic heart disease, and gastro-oesophageal reflux, died of sudden cardiac death while in psycho-geriatric care at St Georges Hospital. He had been admitted as an involuntar…
47y · Male·Unascertained natural causes, probably sudden cardiac arrhythmia
…ves, died during a solo dive at Royal Beach Mornington on 3 December 2011. The coroner found he suffered a sudden natural cardiac event, likely arrhythmia, while diving. Contributing factors included excessive weight (29…
25y · Male·Cardiomegaly
…uditory hallucinations, and suicidal ideation), died in custody at Port Phillip Prison from cardiomegaly (cardiac enlargement). He was found unresponsive in his cell on 12 September 2016 and could not be resuscitated. C…
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