80 results for “coronary atherosclerotic disease”
74y · Male·ischaemic heart disease; acute myocardial infarction due to significant atherosc…
A 74-year-old man with severe dementia died suddenly of ischaemic heart disease while detained at a secure mental health residential facility. He had been transferred to Clements House …
37y · Male·Complications due to atherosclerotic heart disease and dyslipidaemia
Glen Dooley, a 37-year-old Aboriginal man, died of atherosclerotic heart disease and dyslipidaemia while in custody at Darwin Correctional Centre. His death was avoidab…
70y · Male·organising diffuse alveolar damage in the setting of hypertensive heart disease,…
… prison custody from organising diffuse alveolar damage in the setting of pre-existing hypertensive heart disease, right ventricular hypertrophy, coronary artery atherosclerosis, and COPD. He presented on 18 April 2023 …
58y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
Hock An Ong, 58-year-old Malaysian national, died of acute ischaemic heart disease while evading lawful apprehension during an immigration operation in rural South Australia. He had undiag…
36y · Male·hypoxic brain injury and myocardial ischaemia following cardiac arrest during re…
…est during restraint and died from hypoxic brain injury and myocardial ischaemia. Autopsy revealed severe coronary atherosclerosis and acute myocardial infarction. The coroner found the restraint force was appropriate an…
74y · Female·empyema/sepsis complicating oesophageal perforation following a complicated elec…
Mrs Russell, a 74-year-old woman with diabetes, obesity, COPD and coronary disease, underwent elective hernia repair in November 2016 at a regional hospital. An unexpected colon tu…
72y · Female·environmental heat and cold exposure with severe dehydration
Susan Ann Deuchar, aged 72, died from environmental heat and cold exposure with severe dehydration following a motor vehicle accident on Anthony Road, Tullah, Tasmania on 10 December 2018. She suffered a loss of control …
71y · Male·End-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and atherosclerotic heart diseas…
Colin Albert Winter, a 71-year-old prisoner who died from end-stage COPD and atherosclerotic heart disease, received comprehensive medical care during 33 years of incarceration at Casuarina Pris…
73y · Male·Consequences of myocardial infarction with coronary artery atherosclerotic disea…
…econd ECG was catastrophically overlooked and that appropriate escalation to cardiology with admission to coronary care unit would have been indicated. However, it remains uncertain whether earlier intervention would hav…
31y · Male·coronary occlusion contributed to by atheroma
… Pendergast, a 31-year-old Aboriginal Australian prisoner at Alice Springs Correctional Centre, died from coronary occlusion contributed to by severe atheroma on 10 June 2001. He suffered a massive cardiac arrest while i…
57y · Male·large volume ischaemic infarct (stroke)
Stephen John French, a 57-year-old with prior stroke (2002) and myocardial infarction (2009), presented with headache, visual disturbance and gait difficulty in May 2013. Imaging at Launceston General Hospital on 30 May …
87y · Female·Pulmonary artery rupture complicating pulmonary artery catheter insertion in a w…
Mrs Jones, an 87-year-old woman with severe ischaemic heart disease, died from pulmonary artery rupture during elective off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. A Swan-Ganz …
58y · Female·cardiac arrhythmia caused by a combination of pre-existing myocarditis and the a…
…ropriate cardiometabolic monitoring while on clozapine. Autopsy revealed pre-existing myocarditis and atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. The coroner concluded the most likely cause of death was cardiac arrhythmia …
65y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia, probably Torsades de Pointes, due to the combined effects of…
Linus Phillips, age 65, died at home in October 2014 from cardiac arrhythmia (Torsades de Pointes) precipitated by methadone prescribed with inadequate oversight. Mr Phillips had chronic pain from knee surgery, severe sl…
33y · Male·presumed fatal cardiac arrhythmia in the presence of coronary artery atheroscler…
…n), hyponatraemia (129 mmol/L), elevated lactate, and renal impairment—findings consistent with Addison's disease. A registrar ordered a cortisol test, but this was not documented in progress notes or handover. The pati…
67y · Male·acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage complicating peptic ulcer of the duodenum wit…
A 67-year-old man died from acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage from a duodenal ulcer following complex post-operative complications from laparoscopic Hartmann's procedure for diverticulitis. Key clinical lessons: (1) Ear…
54y · Male·Acute severe trauma sustained in a motor vehicle crash, including transected tho…
…while driving, a prolonged cough he had suffered for 8 weeks, or an undiagnosed cardiac event (he had 50% coronary artery narrowing). The coroner condemned the unsafe practice of consuming alcohol while driving. No mecha…
60y · Male·Mixed drug (methylamphetamine, deschloro-n-ethyl-ketamine) toxicity in a man wit…
… toxicity (methylamphetamine and deschloro-n-ethyl-ketamine) in the setting of significant cardiovascular disease. He collapsed after self-injecting an unknown substance while driving in rural Victoria. The coroner foun…
35y · Male·atherosclerotic heart disease with methylamphetamine effect in a man under physi…
A 35-year-old male with severe pre-existing ischaemic heart disease and recent cardiac arrest (April 2016) presented with increasingly erratic and paranoid behaviour after m…
58y · Male·pulmonary thromboemboli complicating deep venous thrombosis
Kelly John Dillon, a 58-year-old disability support worker, died of pulmonary thromboembolism complicating deep venous thrombosis. Three days before death, he sustained a leg injury at work (chair thrown at his lower leg…
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