170 results for “cardiovascular disease”
58y · Male·coronary artery arteriosclerosis (natural causes)
… making examination unsafe; antipsychotic medications were necessary and not excessive. The fatal cardiac disease remained undetected as he refused assessment and complained of no cardiac symptoms. Clinical learning inc…
66y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease
… 66-year-old woman with moderate intellectual disability living in a group home died from ischaemic heart disease due to severe coronary artery occlusion. On the morning of death, she presented with confusion, difficult…
76y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (car vs. truck, driver) …
A 76-year-old man with a history of ischaemic heart disease and pacemaker died in a motor vehicle collision when his car failed to give way at an intersection with a…
63y · Male·Hypotensive and atherosclerotic heart disease
…ential; constraints of custodial settings should not compromise assessment and monitoring of high-risk cardiovascular patients.
52y · Male·asphyxia due to choking on food
Kenneth Dunster, a 52-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia and cognitive decline, died from asphyxia due to choking on food at Millbrook Rise Rehabilitation Centre. He had a documented, well-known choking risk due to …
70y · Male·Undetermined, but sudden cardiac death cannot be excluded
…orensic pathologist could not exclude sudden cardiac death given his significant atherosclerotic coronary disease, calcified stenosis, and dense pericarditis. The clinical lesson is the importance of regular health moni…
Male·The available evidence does not allow for any finding to be made as to the cause…
Bernard Gore, a man with Alzheimer's dementia, entered a fire stairwell at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping center in Sydney on 6 January 2017 and became trapped. He likely died within 24-48 hours from cardiac complicat…
19y · Male·Rheumatic heart disease (severe aortic valve regurgitation)
Seth Yeeda, 19-year-old Aboriginal male with rheumatic heart disease from childhood, died in custody from severe aortic valve regurgitation. He had required aortic valve repl…
65y · Male·Drowning
…terways remains critical, particularly for vulnerable populations with underlying respiratory and cardiac disease.
53y · Male·Cardiomegaly in a man with obesity and chronic liver disease
Craig Ashley Hill, a 53-year-old man with multiple comorbidities including obesity, chronic liver disease with cirrhosis, cardiomegaly, hypertension, diabetes, and mental health conditions, died suddenly in hosp…
66y · Male·multiple organ failure associated with the combined effects of complications of …
…mediate methotrexate toxicity resolved, subsequent complications including vasculitis and coronary artery disease led to his death. Clinical lessons include: always obtain baseline blood tests before methotrexate; consi…
53y · Male·ischaemic heart disease in the setting of acute on chronic alcohol ingestion
A 53-year-old man with chronic heavy alcohol consumption and undiagnosed ischaemic heart disease died from acute alcohol intoxication superimposed on coronary artery atherosclerosis. Post-mortem blood a…
52y · Male·Coronary Atherosclerosis
Ronald Graham Williams, a 52-year-old sentenced prisoner with known cardiovascular disease, previous myocardial infarction, dyslipidaemia, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes, died of cor…
87y · Female·closed traumatic head injury from a fall at standing height; significant contrib…
An 87-year-old woman with dementia, congestive cardiac failure, and diabetes sustained a fatal closed head injury from a fall in her aged care room overnight. The coroner found that the responsible ECA did not perform th…
33y · Male·coronary atherosclerosis, contributed to by cardiac hypertrophy
…ckly arranged medical assessment upon complaint of chest pain. The deceased had extensive coronary artery disease discovered at autopsy, with no prior symptoms or warning signs. His only prison medical contact was for u…
63y · Male·coronary artery thrombosis
…ombosis while on authorized leave from psychiatric admission. He had severe triple-vessel coronary artery disease with acute thrombosis. During hospitalization for bipolar disorder, his presenting complaint of vomiting …
37y · Male·unascertained; likely sudden cardiac arrhythmia or snake bite
…r a sudden cardiac event (supported by autopsy findings of cardiomegaly and family history of early heart disease) or snake bite, but cause remained unascertained. Medical evidence from forensic pathology indicated no p…
87y · Female·pneumonia following complications from a fractured left wrist sustained in a fal…
Mrs Webberley, 87, resident of a residential aged care facility (RACF), sustained an unwitnessed fall on 1 November 2021 resulting in a left wrist fracture (Colles' fracture). She was initially assessed at the RACF but n…
31y · Male·coronary occlusion contributed to by atheroma
…minutes. Resuscitation efforts proved unsuccessful. Autopsy revealed severe, previously undiagnosed heart disease unusual for his age. The coroner found nothing could have prevented his death. Key lessons include: recog…
68y · Female·Anaphylaxis in a woman with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and emphysema
A 68-year-old woman with severe COPD and undiagnosed atherosclerotic heart disease underwent cataract surgery at Northam Hospital. Post-operatively, she was prescribed Diamox (acetazolamid…
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