174 results for “acute cardiac arrhythmia”
58y · Male·Hypertensive and valvular heart disease
Kevin McCracken, 58, died of hypertensive and valvular heart disease following sudden cardiac collapse in a prison pre-release unit. He had complex pre-existing cardiac disease including previous val…
49y · Male·Unascertained - cardiac arrhythmia with terminal aspiration in an overweight man…
Phillip Veltman, 49, died of unascertained cause (likely cardiac arrhythmia with terminal aspiration) while an involuntary psychiatric patient at Bentley Mental Health Se…
27y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia during restraint; mechanism involved hypoxia and asphyxiation…
…ith severe treatment-resistant paranoid schizophrenia, died at Graylands Hospital on 12 October 2007 from cardiac arrhythmia during physical restraint. After assaulting another patient while psychotic, he was restrained…
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 methylamphetamine us…
45y · Male·focal coronary artery disease and cardiomegaly
…al coronary artery disease and cardiomegaly during an involuntary psychiatric admission. He presented with acute psychosis from bipolar disorder requiring emergency response and Mental Health Act detention. During his 2…
32y · Male·Methamphetamine toxicity in a man with ischaemic heart disease
…isease with myocardial fibrosis. While prone positioning during restraint can theoretically contribute to cardiac arrest, the short duration of restraint, extremely high drug levels, and pre-existing severe heart diseas…
45y · Male·spontaneous lethal arrhythmia arising from focal myocardial fibrosis
…ar-old man with bipolar disorder admitted to psychiatric unit involuntarily died from spontaneous lethal arrhythmia due to focal myocardial fibrosis. Critical issue was inadequate visual observations overnight—the patien…
40y · Male·Unascertained; likely cardiac arrhythmia secondary to cardiomegaly and morbid ob…
…f unascertained cause. He had bipolar affective disorder, was on antipsychotic therapy, and presented with acute psychosis. Autopsy revealed morbid obesity, cardiomegaly, and cannabinoid use. The coroner found his death…
40y · Male·coronary artery atherosclerosis
… non-urgent stress test referral. The patient was reassured and sent home. Hours later he suffered sudden cardiac death from coronary artery occlusion and arrhythmia. The coroner found the GP failed to recognise classic…
24y · Male·heart failure resulting from severe coronary artery disease with prior myocardia…
…he encounter. Clinical lesson: young intoxicated patients from remote communities with non-obvious severe cardiac disease present challenging diagnostic and management scenarios in public settings. The coroner emphasise…
50y · Male·Acute methamphetamine toxicity
A 50-year-old man with significant cardiac history (previous stenting) died from acute methamphetamine toxicity. He had consumed a high concentratio…
2y · Male·Myocarditis secondary to Kawasaki Disease
…ding registrar considered KD but rejected it, citing atypical features that are actually characteristic of acute-phase KD. He deteriorated at home and suffered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia due to myocarditis secondary to …
40y · Male·unascertained
…cannabinoids but no definitive cause of death. Key clinical lessons include: synthetic cannabis can cause cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death with limited research available; polypharmacy with psychotropic drugs and op…
48y · Female·Unascertained; presumed sudden cardiac arrhythmia
…sability, and multiple comorbidities died unexpectedly in residential care. Post-mortem examination showed acute pulmonary oedema and intra-alveolar haemorrhage with no anatomical cause identified. Toxicology revealed o…
50y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
… 50-year-old Aboriginal man with severe ischaemic heart disease and poor medication compliance, died of a cardiac arrhythmia during his arrest by South Australian Police. He was highly intoxicated (BAC 0.25%) and cannab…
33y · Male·presumed fatal cardiac arrhythmia in the presence of coronary artery atheroscler…
… result (critically low) was not validated until 2 January 2013, after the patient died of presumed fatal cardiac arrhythmia. Key lessons: inadequate communication and handover documentation of pending tests led to disc…
54y · Male·Unable to be ascertained. Multiple contributing factors identified: arrhythmogen…
54-year-old man with schizophrenia died after acute mental health crisis during police response. Contributing factors included: arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy …
46y · Male·Cardiomegaly in the setting of hypoventilation syndrome in an obese man with sch…
…, hypoventilation syndrome, obesity and cardiomegaly died suddenly on a psychiatric inpatient unit from a cardiac arrhythmia. He had experienced multiple respiratory crises requiring MET calls and transfers to the medic…
66y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease
…altered mental status and difficulty standing could potentially have warranted higher clinical concern for acute cardiac pathology rather than simple chest infection, particularly given her cardiovascular risk factors.
44y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia during physical restraint
Taare Rangi, a 44-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, died from cardiac arrhythmia during physical restraint in a mental health unit. Critical failures occurred at multiple leve…
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