137 results for “acute on chronic heart failure”
<1y · Female·perinatal asphyxia
…occurred at 2.15pm when syntocinon was recommenced despite inadequate labour progress and concerning fetal heart rate patterns. The coroner found a reasonable clinical basis existed for Caesarean delivery at 2.15pm or 2…
81y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction in association with coronary artery atherosclerosis
…prisoned since 2008 with severe medical comorbidities including insulin-dependent diabetes, hypertension, chronic renal failure, and severe ischaemic heart disease, died from acute myocardial infarction. The coroner fou…
65y · Male·Acute on chronic subdural haematoma caused by accidental falls
Steven Basil Bradley, 65, died from acute on chronic subdural haematoma following an unwitnessed fall in hospital. He had metastatic prostate cancer…
Male·David Gurralpa: sudden heart attack (coronary atherosclerosis with long-standing…
…t following police restraint during a domestic disturbance call. Robert Plasto-Lehner, a 57-year-old with chronic airways disease and heart disease, died of restraint asphyxia following police restraint in hospital whil…
64y · Male·Peritonitis, due to or as a consequence of a ruptured gallbladder, due to or as …
…. The following day, he deteriorated critically and underwent emergency surgery but died from multi-organ failure. Clinical concerns were raised about the initial assessment, delayed recognition of acute abdomen, and fa…
55y · Male·Cardiac hypertrophy with significant conditions contributing: coronary artery at…
…ngestive cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes, and previous amputation, died of acute heart failure from cardiac hypertrophy with coronary artery atherosclerosis. He was arrested for assault a…
86y · Male·Acute Myocardial Ischaemia in an Elderly Man with Valvular and Ischaemic Heart D…
Henry Edwin Kerr, 86, died of acute myocardial ischaemia following left inguinal hernia surgery at Esperance District Hospital. He had signifi…
90y · Male·Sepsis secondary to wound infection/dehiscence and bilateral parotid gland infec…
Arthur John Powell, a 90-year-old with ischaemic heart disease, chronic lung disease, and diabetes, underwent emergency surgical repair of a perforated diverticu…
20y · Male·pulmonary oedema due to acute on chronic heart failure resulting from dothiepin …
A 20-year-old man died from pulmonary oedema due to acute-on-chronic heart failure resulting from dothiepin overdose. He had complex mental health and substance use…
73y · Male·multisystem organ failure in the context of trauma and limb fracture
…r-old Indigenous man with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension, obesity, sleep apnoea, ischaemic heart disease) sustained a right ankle fracture following collision with a motor vehicle while riding a mobility…
64y · Male·bronchopneumonia and sepsis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a man …
Edward Ivan Africh, a 64-year-old sentenced prisoner, died from bronchopneumonia and sepsis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (emphysema) in the setting of advanced chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia and…
48y · Female·acute myocarditis resulting from systemic viral infection
A 48-year-old Aboriginal woman with chronic diseases (diabetes, COPD, ischaemic heart disease) presented with ongoing chest infection symptoms across…
70y · Male·Chronic kidney disease, with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and type 2 d…
…l, a 70-year-old Indigenous man from Hope Vale, Cape York, died at Mareeba Hospital on 2 August 2023 from chronic kidney disease, with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes as contributing factors. …
37y · Male·acute heart failure caused by multiple drug toxicity (methadone and alprazolam)
Richard Mark Kiel, a 37-year-old with chronic opioid addiction, died from acute heart failure caused by lethally high levels of methadone and alprazola…
79y · Female·Dilated cardiomyopathy with decompensated heart failure not appropriately treate…
A 79-year-old woman with severe COPD and heart failure presented with two weeks of nausea and vomiting. She was diagnosed with left ventricular failure (…
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 cardia…
36y · Male·Acute on Chronic Myocardial Infarction
… problems, seizures, and non-compliance with medication, died in East Perth Lockup on 9 December 2000 from acute on chronic myocardial infarction. He was lawfully arrested for breaching a violence restraining order and …
89y · Male·Congestive heart failure due to or as a consequence of ischaemic cardiomyopathy
George Fenech, 89, died of ischaemic cardiomyopathy complicated by congestive heart failure after a fall at a nursing home. He suffered a cervical spine injury (C1-C2 subluxation) and head l…
67y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease; coronary artery atherosclerosis (stented)
A 67-year-old man with extensive cardiac history presented to the ED with recurrent ischaemic-sounding chest pain. Despite multiple episodes of chest pain during admission, initial ECGs and troponins were normal. Followi…
46y · Female·combined effects of aspiration pneumonia due to gastroparesis following sleeve g…
…died from aspiration pneumonia due to gastroparesis following sleeve gastrectomy, complicated by ischaemic heart disease. Post-operative recovery was beset with persistent vomiting, dehydration, and electrolyte disturba…
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