153 results for “heart arrhythmia”
65y · Male·Spontaneous lethal arrhythmia on a background of cardiomegaly, myocardial fibros…
Christopher Martin, aged 65, died from cardiac arrest during police restraint following a drink-driving detection. He had significant underlying cardiac disease (coronary artery stenosis, myocardial fibrosis, cardiomegal…
49y · Male·cardiac hypertrophy (longstanding heart disease) complicated by chronic renal fa…
…arwin Correctional Centre from cardiac hypertrophy with underlying chronic renal failure and ventricular arrhythmia. He had presented 16 times with chest pain over 12 months and had multiple abnormal ECGs showing prolong…
22y · Female·ventricular fibrillation resulting from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy when her imp…
…m ventricular fibrillation when her implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) failed to terminate the arrhythmia due to lead insulation failure caused by chronic abrasion. The St Jude Riata 1570 lead had been implante…
48y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia which occurred in the context of physical exertion and hypoxi…
…e and elevated clozapine levels. Clinical experts concluded restraint-induced hypoxia precipitated fatal arrhythmia. Key failures: paramedics' failure to perform proper assessment or recognise psychosis risk, inadequate …
26y · Male·Cardiomegaly in a man with Prader-Willi syndrome
…AP support, and recent presentations to ED with chest pain and dyspnoea. Cardiologists had diagnosed right heart failure and opted for conservative management with diuretics and non-invasive ventilation rather than inva…
40y · Male·coronary artery atherosclerosis
…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 cardiac symptoms (radiating pain) or appreciate th…
71y · Male·Combined effects of ischaemic and valvular heart disease
… was detained under the Mental Health Act after community mental health workers observed physical signs of heart failure (dyspnea, bilateral pitting edema) during home visits. Despite psychiatric assessment confirming s…
42y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and methylamphetamine intoxication
Paul Marcus White, a 42-year-old male, died on 21 June 2014 from the combined effects of ischaemic heart disease and methylamphetamine intoxication. While playing football, he left the field with a hamstring str…
39y · Male·dilated cardiomyopathy
Stanley Allan Lord, a 39-year-old man, died from dilated cardiomyopathy while in custody at Prince of Wales Hospital. He had a long-standing cardiac history including prior myocardial infarction, presenting acutely with …
48y · Male·Cardiac hypertrophy, combined with effects of gamma hydroxybutyrate and amphetam…
A 48-year-old man with previously undetected cardiac hypertrophy died from a combination of cardiac arrhythmia triggered by illicit drug use (GHB and amphetamines). He collapsed at a friend's house after drug ingest…
55y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with a healing myocardial infarction
Leon Edward Balshaw, aged 55, died from bronchopneumonia complicating a healing myocardial infarction while in police custody. He was arrested on 25 January 2018 following a domestic dispute and taken to Bairnsdale Regio…
63y · Male·Myocardial infarction as a result of long standing ischaemic heart disease and a…
Robert Myers, a 63-year-old prisoner with long-standing ischaemic heart disease and prior coronary artery bypass grafts, died from myocardial infarction three days after discharg…
52y · Female·ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
…52-year-old woman with depression, diabetes, and hypertension died at home from ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease. She was prescribed dothiepin 225mg daily for depression management. Following gallbladder surgery…
48y · Male·Ischaemic Heart Disease in association with Coronary Arteriosclerosis
A 48-year-old Aboriginal man died of ischaemic heart disease with coronary arteriosclerosis while in prison custody. He had significant pre-existing cardiac di…
50y · Male·Acute methamphetamine toxicity
…mphetamine solution orally, resulting in a markedly elevated blood level (5.0 mg/L). The autopsy noted his heart function was already compromised by prior coronary intervention and cardiomegaly. The manner of death coul…
35y · Male·unascertained - multifactorial: underlying ischaemic heart disease, drug intoxic…
…eveloped cardiac arrest while in prone restraint. Autopsy revealed significant early-onset atherosclerotic heart disease. The coroner found the police use of force was reasonable and proportionate, the Alfred's discharg…
46y · Male·Coronary artery disease
Mark Fava, 46, died of coronary artery disease while in custody at Port Phillip Prison. He was found unresponsive in his cell and CPR was commenced immediately, continuing until paramedic arrival. The death was from natu…
24y · Male·drowning by misadventure following accidental fall overboard from fishing vessel…
…onses—respiratory (increased breathing drive, gasp reflex, reduced breath-holding), cardiovascular (sudden heart rate and blood pressure changes, arrhythmia risk), and psychological (panic). These responses, combined wi…
47y · Male·organ failure following cardiorespiratory impairment in a man with arteriosclero…
…ersible hypoxic brain injury and died three 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 wa…
41y · Male·undetermined
Vaughan Weston Williamson, 41, died at Glenside Hospital while subject to a Level 3 Inpatient Treatment Order for treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Despite post-mortem examination including specialist neuropathological …
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