102 results for “left ventricular failure”
77y · Male·shock due to bowel ischaemia following massive blood loss due to bleeding of the…
… and end-stage kidney disease, died from shock due to bowel ischaemia following massive blood loss from the left internal iliac artery after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. The initial surgery was technically …
0y · Female·Septic shock with multi-organ failure and probable meningitis, secondary to non-…
…, a five-month-old with congenital non-compaction cardiomyopathy, died from septic shock with multi-organ failure and probable meningitis. She presented to Royal Children's Hospital on 27 July 2016 with acute cardiac de…
67y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage complicating coronary artery bypass graft surgery follo…
…eceiving hospital's own record-keeping policies. While medical management was deemed reasonable, systemic failures in documentation and communication protocols were identified as preventable factors in future similar ca…
62y · Male·Congestive Cardiac Failure in a man with Ischaemic and Hypertensive Heart Diseas…
Greg Howarth, a 62-year-old man incarcerated at Port Phillip Prison, died from congestive cardiac failure precipitated by acute myocardial infarction in the setting of ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease. H…
77y · Male·Stroke; cardiogenic shock; severe aortic stenosis with three vessel coronary art…
Mr Neitsch, a 77-year-old with severe aortic stenosis, peripheral vascular disease, and reduced left ventricular function, underwent elective coronary angiography at Princess Alexandra Hospital on 21 May 2015…
56y · Male·Cardiogenic shock, end stage ischemia due to chemo related cardiomyopathy, fulmi…
… organ procurement from far North Queensland. Post-operatively, he required prolonged ECMO, IABP, and biventricular assist devices but developed VRE sepsis, aspergillus infection, and multi-organ failure, dying 30 days …
65y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction due to or as a consequence of coronary atheroscleros…
…l. Despite initial stabilisation, he deteriorated acutely between 20:00-22:20 hours with signs of cardiac failure. A medical review was appropriately requested but before assessment could occur, he suffered acute myocar…
35y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to incessant ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia…
… or stress-related plaque rupture), resulting in severe heart damage. He died 8 months later from cardiac failure. Key clinical failures: ECG results were not shown to the treating doctor; the doctor was not informed of…
83y · Female·Gunshot wound to the head
…xtensive cardiac history including multiple valve replacements, pacemaker insertion, and congestive heart failure diagnosed in 2016. Two hospital admissions in October 2016 for heart failure and COPD exacerbation result…
64y · Male·Heart failure secondary to alcohol related liver disease, coronary obstructive p…
Emanuel Mavridis, aged 64, died of heart failure secondary to alcohol-related liver disease, COPD, and ischaemic/alcoholic cardiomyopathy. He presented to…
81y · Male·valvular heart disease with cardiac amyloidosis
Murray Eric Clark, 81-year-old prisoner with extensive cardiac history including aortic stenosis, sick sinus syndrome with pacemaker, and recent TAVI procedure, collapsed and died in prison infirmary on 20 September 2019…
49y · Male·ischaemic heart disease with coronary artery thrombosis (left main stem coronary…
…hology report and took no action, failing to apply the chest pain protocol. Mitchell died that evening from left main stem coronary artery occlusion with thrombosis. Expert evidence indicated that timely recognition of t…
68y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease (operated); severe native coronary artery atheroma with …
Brian John Schulze, aged 68, died of ischaemic heart disease (operated) while subject to a Mental Health Act inpatient treatment order at Flinders Medical Centre. He presented with falls, confusion, and agitation followi…
65y · Male·Cardiac tamponade whilst undergoing CT-guided pericardiocentesis; perforation of…
A 65-year-old man with history of left pneumonectomy, COPD and cardiomyopathy died from cardiac tamponade during CT-guided pericardiocentesis. Key…
92y · Female·heart failure secondary to aortic stenosis, anaemia, atrial fibrillation and isc…
…iple comorbidities (aortic stenosis, anaemia, atrial fibrillation, ischaemic heart disease) died of heart failure four days after admission to aged care. She had been hospitalised for three months following a fall, duri…
60y · Male·atherosclerotic heart disease (cardiac arrhythmia secondary to severe long-stand…
…artery disease diagnosed on angiography in 2011, worsening valvular disease, and was diagnosed with heart failure in March 2020. Despite clinical staff repeatedly counselling him about lifestyle modification and medicat…
34y · Male·cardiorespiratory arrest during struggle and restraint in a man with methylamphe…
A 34-year-old man with methylamphetamine intoxication (blood level 1.2 mg/L) and focal coronary artery atherosclerosis died from cardiorespiratory arrest during a struggle and restraint by a homeowner and subsequent poli…
52y · Male·multiple injuries including right ventricular rupture
A 52-year-old volunteer race marshal was fatally struck by a detached Formula One race car wheel that passed through a gap in the debris fence at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park. The wheel was travelling at…
83y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to aortic stenosis (recent transcatheter aortic va…
An 83-year-old woman with severe aortic stenosis, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure died from pulmonary embolism one day after discharge following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TA…
47y · Male·organ failure following cardiorespiratory impairment in a man with arteriosclero…
…e days later. Synthetic cannabinoids triggered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia in a man with 65% stenosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery. While prison medical care was high-standard, the case highlights the i…
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