357 results for “chronic hypertension”
44y · Male·intravenous injection of foreign debris (crushed tablets) associated with chroni…
…n, a 44-year-old man with longstanding opioid and polysubstance use disorder, died from acute pulmonary hypertension caused by intravenous injection of foreign debris (crushed tablets). He had been prescribed methadone a…
84y · Female·sepsis and cardiac failure in a woman with hypertensive ischaemic and valvular h…
…na Playford, an 84-year-old woman with extensive medical comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, chronic renal failure, and severe biventricular dysfunction, died of sepsis and cardiac failure. She was admitted…
53y · Male·Pneumonia due to hepatic encephalopathy due to cirrhosis; chronic pancreatitis w…
…e liver disease, hepatic encephalopathy, and multiple comorbidities (diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, hypertension). During remand at a correctional centre, he received regular medical follow-up including nursing care,…
73y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, emphysema and per…
John William Chardon, a 73-year-old prisoner, died from coronary atherosclerosis with severe calcified atheroma causing >70% stenosis of coronary arteries. He presented with dizziness on 21 October 2020, which initially …
38y · Male·combined effects of acute-on-chronic respiratory disease and cardiomegaly
Marshall Ruben Edgill, a 38-year-old Indigenous man, died in custody from acute-on-chronic respiratory disease and cardiomegaly. He had longstanding obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), obesity, asthma…
85y · Male·respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
…priate and death could not have been reasonably prevented. The treating team managed his complex acute-on-chronic respiratory disease appropriately according to expert review.
74y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia in an elderly man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …
Ian Head, a 74-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease, died from cardiac arrhythmia fol…
41y · Male·subarachnoid haemorrhage due to rupture of a berry aneurysm of the right interna…
…berry aneurysm while incarcerated. He had a complex medical history including migraines, head injuries, hypertension, and substance use. In June 2021, he presented with right facial pain initially attributed to sinusitis…
73y · Male·complications of lung carcinoma in a man with multiple comorbidities
…th extensive medical comorbidities (COPD, ischemic heart disease, prior CABG surgeries, cardiac stents, hypertension, hyperlipidemia) and a chronic smoking history, died from complications of lung carcinoma. A chest X-ra…
67y · Male·Complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A 67-year-old man with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was serving a lengthy prison sentence in Corrective Services NSW custody at…
86y · Male·End-stage congestive cardiac failure on a background of dilated cardiomyopathy
…from end-stage congestive cardiac failure in custody at Long Bay Hospital Aged Care Unit. He had multiple chronic conditions (dilated cardiomyopathy, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, ischemic heart disease) and had sig…
75y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease secondary to coronary artery atherosclerosis; acute myoc…
Krizan Vuksan, a 75-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, hypertension, and cardiac risk factors, died from acute myocardial infarction secondary to…
63y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
…old life prisoner with extensive comorbidities including severe ischaemic heart disease, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and chronic paranoid schizophrenia, was admitted to hospital on 12 June 2018 with acute c…
76y · Male·Complications of metastatic renal cancer in a man with multiple medical co-morbi…
A 76-year-old man with metastatic renal cancer and multiple comorbidities died in prison from complications of his malignancy. Following a family meeting in November 2023, goals of care were clarified and the patient cho…
73y · Male·Complications, including multi-organ failure and pneumonia, of chronic obstructi…
Alexander Robert Eatts, a 73-year-old prisoner with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive cardiac failure, and multiple comorbidities, died from c…
44y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to ruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm
…om subarachnoid haemorrhage due to ruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm. He had pre-existing hypertension, depression, anxiety, and chronic pain. While at the remand centre, his pain medication (Lyrica/pregaba…
57y · Male·hepatocellular carcinoma and its complications
Anthony Sampieri, 57-year-old inmate with end-stage hepatocellular carcinoma secondary to hepatitis C and cirrhosis, died at Prince of Wales Hospital Correctional Annex after 10 days of palliative care. He had received a…
79y · Male·combined cardiac, respiratory and renal failure as terminal events on a backgrou…
…te. Mr Brown had significant comorbidities including insulin-dependent diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, chronic renal failure, and advanced mixed dementia with behavioural issues. By early April 2019, his condition ha…
90y · Male·Ischaemic and valvular heart disease
…on, died from ischaemic and valvular heart disease following a period of palliative care. He had multiple chronic conditions including congestive cardiac failure, hypertension, and severe osteoarthritis. In December 202…
70y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis
…Civic, a 70-year-old prisoner with a significant cardiac history including prior myocardial infarction, hypertension, and ischaemic heart disease, died of coronary atherosclerosis in September 2018. Critical clinical les…
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