69 results for “cardiac fibrosis”
52y · Male·salt water drowning
A 52-year-old experienced recreational diver died from salt water drowning whilst diving near Marion Bay, South Australia. Multiple medical and equipment factors contributed: severe obesity (132kg), emphysema with lung b…
43y · Female·acute toxic effects of amitriptyline
… not checked until 7.33 AM when she was found unresponsive. Autopsy confirmed amitriptyline toxicity with cardiac scarring. Key failings: premature discharge without complete cardiac investigation, inadequate assessment…
44y · Male·Unascertained
Mark Skidmore, a 44-year-old man, died in Port Phillip Prison on 14 February 2017. Post-mortem examination revealed multiple prescribed drugs (methadone, mirtazapine, pregabalin) and unprescribed drugs (clonazepam, trama…
25y · Male·coronary thrombosis resulting from coronary atherosclerosis
A 25-year-old Aboriginal man with undiagnosed coronary artery disease collapsed and died one hour after a consultation at an Aboriginal health clinic. The coroner found the medical examination by Dr M. was inadequate and…
92y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease in the setting of inappropriate administration of antihy…
…th poisons hotline; (3) a medication error of this magnitude necessitates immediate hospital transfer for cardiac monitoring; (4) GP notification alone was insufficient—the GP did not fully grasp urgency and recommend t…
83y · Male·Acute blood loss and shock/trauma in a man with cardiomegaly, myocardial fibrosi…
This coronial finding examines the deaths of 11 train passengers in the Kerang level crossing collision on 5 June 2007, where a semi-trailer struck a V/Line passenger train. The investigation found that 6 passengers died…
Female·Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI), otherwise undetermined
Two infants died suddenly and unexpectedly. The first child died at home at 3 months of age in an unsafe sleeping environment with multiple soft items in her cot; the second died in temporary care at 19 days of age. Both…
40y · Male·Unascertained; opioid withdrawal-related seizure or cardiac arrhythmia could not…
…head injury, sepsis, and opioid toxicity but could not definitively exclude withdrawal-related seizure or cardiac arrhythmia. Clinical lessons: diagnostic uncertainty in custody settings warrants lower thresholds for ho…
41y · Male·Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)
Rohan Grindrod, a 41-year-old man with acquired brain injury and epilepsy following a 2007 motor vehicle accident, died of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) at his home on 16-17 November 2011. He had a Personal…
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