332 results for “atrial fibrillation”
66y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of acute myocardial infarction in a man with…
…hillip Prison with multiple comorbidities. After initial hospitalization in February 2008 for acute MI and atrial fibrillation, he was discharged back to prison. He was readmitted when his condition deteriorated, and a b…
87y · Female·digoxin toxicity with hyperkalaemia
An 87-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation, chronic pain, and renal failure intentionally overdosed on approximately 79 digoxin tablets.…
93y · Male·digoxin toxicity complicating acute on chronic renal failure
Kenneth Charles Richardson, a 93-year-old with long-standing cardiac disease (systolic heart failure, atrial fibrillation, mitral regurgitation) died from digoxin toxicity complicating acute-on-chronic renal failure…
86y · Male·ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
…ic and hypertensive heart disease while serving a prison sentence. He had multiple comorbidities including atrial fibrillation, congestive cardiac failure, and cirrhosis. The coroner examined the adequacy of medical care…
85y · Male·pneumonia
An 85-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (ischaemic heart disease, COPD, atrial fibrillation, dementia) died from pneumonia while in custody at Port Phillip Prison. He developed a lower …
36y · Male·Septicaemia and cerebral artery air embolism, due to complications related to cl…
…chell, 36, died from septicaemia and cerebral artery air embolism complicating radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. He developed an atrioesophageal fistula after cardiac ablation at Royal Adelaide Hospital, w…
62y · Male·cerebral haemorrhage (intracerebral bleed, large lobar within left cerebral hemi…
…an evolving cerebral haemorrhage. He was initially misdiagnosed with NSTEMI based on elevated troponin and atrial fibrillation, leading to initiation of antiplatelet and anticoagulation therapy. While the coroner accepte…
64y · Male·Pneumonia secondary to ischaemic cerebrovascular incidents, hypertension, and at…
Yan Jin, a 64-year-old man with history of stroke, hypertension, and atrial fibrillation, was admitted to hospital after a witnessed fall from bed. Despite no fractures, he remained …
70y · Female·Heart failure due to paroxysmal atrial fibrillation treated with flecainide card…
A 70-year-old woman with complex cardiac history including heart failure, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, and coronary atherosclerosis presented with urinary tract infection and atrial fibrillation …
52y · Male·Community acquired pneumonia in a man with myotonic dystrophy
Martin Beaty, a 52-year-old man with myotonic dystrophy and history of pulmonary embolism, presented to the ED with shortness of breath. He was initially discharged with mild pneumonia diagnosis but returned two days lat…
72y · Male·ischaemic heart disease on a background of end-stage renal failure and frontotem…
…Order at Oakden Mental Health's Makk House. He had complex medical needs including diabetes, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and required haemodialysis. His dementia caused executive dysfunction, impulsivity, and aggr…
84y · Male·Metastatic oesophageal carcinoma
An 84-year-old man died in prison from metastatic oesophageal carcinoma while receiving palliative care. He was found unresponsive in his hospital bed and pronounced deceased. The death was expected and attributed to nat…
88y · Female·Head injury in a fall due to atrial fibrillation on anti-coagulants
An 88-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation on anticoagulation died from a subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall at a rehabilitation h…
79y · Male·myocardial infarction
…uiring sedation with benzodiazepines and antipsychotics. He suffered an NSTEMI on 10 March 2019 with rapid atrial fibrillation, managed medically rather than invasively given his dementia and behavioural disturbance. The…
81y · Male·aspiration of gastric contents complicating disseminated moderately differentiat…
…ating undiagnosed metastatic lung cancer with brain metastases. He presented with confusion, agitation and atrial fibrillation; a lung mass was suspected but CT imaging could not be completed due to his acute delirium. H…
60y · Male·sepsis/leg cellulitis with peripheral oedema and congestive cardiac failure in t…
Andrew Leader, a 60-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, emphysema, COPD, chronic hyponatraemia, and heart failure, died of sepsis from leg cellulitis with peripheral oedema and congestive cardiac failure…
82y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest as a result of fractured …
…t was incomplete, lacking airway assessment and risk stratification despite known cardiac issues including atrial fibrillation. Expert review found the anesthetist should have obtained assistance earlier and been more pr…
79y · Male·Complications of peripheral vascular disease with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, atri…
…ight, a 79-year-old remand prisoner, died from complications of peripheral vascular disease with diabetes, atrial fibrillation, cardiomyopathy and delirium. He was transferred to Princess Alexandra Hospital Secure Unit o…
82y · Male·Complications of large bowel obstruction in a man with diverticular disease and …
…s deemed him too high-risk due to extensive comorbidities including heart failure, chronic kidney disease, atrial fibrillation, and peripheral vascular disease. Following discussion with the patient and family, palliativ…
65y · Male·Congestive Cardiac Failure secondary to Ischaemic Heart Disease due to Non-Small…
…ohn Steel, a 65-year-old Aboriginal man with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, and multiple comorbidities, died in Alice Springs Hospital from congestive cardiac failure. …
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