174 results for “acute cardiac arrhythmia”
58y · Female·cardiac arrhythmia caused by a combination of pre-existing myocarditis and the a…
…tis and atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. The coroner concluded the most likely cause of death was cardiac arrhythmia caused by the combination of pre-existing myocarditis and the acute action of clozapine and/or…
35y · Male·Methylamphetamine toxicity; chronic hepatitis as contributing factor
…was not retrieved, and methylamphetamine leaked into his stomach over 18 hours, causing stimulant-induced cardiac arrhythmia and acute heart failure. Post-mortem blood levels were very high at 6.2mg/L. Chronic hepatitis…
51y · Male·Seizure consistent with alcohol withdrawal complicated by naturally occurring ca…
…ess, implementing 15-minute cell checks. Around 3am on 8 January, he suffered a fatal seizure followed by cardiac arrhythmia. The coroner found the supervision, treatment, and care were appropriate given available infor…
47y · Male·Unascertained natural causes, probably sudden cardiac arrhythmia
… 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 (29.18 kg total, e…
63y · Male·Unascertained - natural causes. Cardiac arrest with secondary hypoxic-ischaemic …
…propriate care including psychiatric reviews, a CT brain scan, and septic screen, he suffered unexplained cardiac arrest on 29 March 2024 while on the inpatient unit. Autopsy revealed hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy se…
33y · Male·Fatal cardiac arrhythmia, secondary to acute kidney injury
…ure repair surgery on 17 March 2016 at Liverpool Hospital. He died 38 hours post-operatively from a fatal cardiac arrhythmia secondary to acute kidney injury with severe hyperkalaemia. Pre-operative assessment identifie…
38y · Male·acute cardiac arrhythmia in a man with cardiomegaly, focal coronary atherosclero…
… and significant cardiovascular risk factors (obesity, smoking, focal coronary atherosclerosis), died from acute cardiac arrhythmia while in mental health involuntary care. He was admitted to the High Dependency Unit af…
41y · Male·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver) in a man with coronary a…
… The coroner could not definitively determine whether the collision resulted from deliberate suicide or a cardiac arrhythmia given his risk factors.
60y · Male·Hypertensive heart disease with chronic fatty liver as other significant conditi…
…t disease and cardiomegaly, was admitted to Caloundra Hospital on 10 January 2007 for management of severe acute back pain caused by a suspected L3/4 disc herniation while awaiting neurosurgical transfer to Royal Brisba…
46y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia in a man with coronary arteriosclerosis and myocarditis
Jason Mallett, a 46-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder and schizo-affective disorder, died from cardiac arrhythmia secondary to coronary arteriosclerosis and myocarditis while an involuntary psychiatric patien…
63y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
… chronic kidney disease, and chronic paranoid schizophrenia, was admitted to hospital on 12 June 2018 with acute coronary syndrome and pulmonary oedema. Investigations revealed end-stage heart failure with extensive cor…
37y · Male·Unascertained (death in custody)
…isperidone, this condition was not communicated to attending paramedics or police. When the patient became acutely agitated and refused voluntary admission, both CAT team and ambulance paramedics declined to transport h…
38y · Male·Acute drug toxicity due to clozapine-induced cardiac arrhythmia
A 38-year-old remand prisoner with schizophrenia on clozapine died suddenly in prison from acute drug toxicity (clozapine-induced cardiac arrhythmia). He had been transferred from psychiatric hospital to…
31y · Male·Acute Myocardial Infarction
John Pocklington, aged 31, died of acute myocardial infarction while in remand custody. He had a long history of methamphetamine use and untreated …
44y · Female·natural causes, possibly a cardiac arrhythmia
…1. She was found unconscious in the hallway and could not be resuscitated. The autopsy initially suggested acute clozapine toxicity, but extensive evidence at inquest demonstrated she was prescribed clozapine appropriat…
27y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to cardiac arrhythmia triggered by prone restraint (some of w…
…Peachey, a 27-year-old First Nations man, died in custody following a police-initiated restraint during an acute psychotic episode. Over preceding days, his family repeatedly sought mental health intervention. On 20 May…
47y · Male·abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) induced by atherosclerosis, occurring in the …
… affective disorder, died in a mental health facility while in involuntary detention. He suffered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia on a background of severe coronary atherosclerosis, sleep apnoea, and morbid obesity, while re…
46y · Male·Ventricular arrhythmia in a man with epilepsy and documented episodes of bradyca…
Garry John Stephens, aged 46, died in Port Phillip Prison on 7 September 2007 from ventricular arrhythmia in a man with epilepsy and documented bradycardia episodes. The coroner accepted this as consistent with…
69y · Female·Multiple organ failure due to secondary haemochromatosis (transfusion-associated…
… at ~100% for years. She subsequently developed iron overload cardiomyopathy, cirrhotic liver changes, and acute renal failure. At emergency admission with perforated gallbladder, liver function tests were not interpret…
91y · Male·complications of pneumonia
…y Hospital, then transferred to Prince of Wales Hospital on 9 April where he deteriorated with evidence of acute myocardial damage and pulmonary oedema. He died on 19 April 2015. Expert respiratory physician assessment …
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