359 results for “coronary_artery_disease”
48y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with acute cardiac event
Richard William Hobbs, aged 48, died from cardiac arrest in custody at Brisbane Correctional Centre on 21 November 2017. He had significant comorbidities including coronary artery disease (recent stent insertion), diabet…
48y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis and minor trauma
Ashley Glenfield Gavenor, a 48-year-old Indigenous man with coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes, and bipolar affective disorder, died in Townsville Correctional Centre following a brief altercation with anoth…
49y · Male·haemopericardium secondary to ruptured aortic dissection
Joseph Cardona, 49, died from ruptured aortic dissection with haemopericardium. He presented to the ED twice within 24 hours with severe central chest pain radiating to jaw, neck, and back, associated with hypertension. …
40y · Male·respiratory failure due to Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Michael Cockburn, a 40-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia and documented severe adverse reactions to antipsychotic medications, was admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospital from psychiatric detention for anae…
61y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia due to ischaemic heart disease causing loss of consciousness …
Barry Smith, a 61-year-old truck driver with a 40-year driving history, died on 19 March 2018 when his truck rolled off an embankment near Ringarooma, Tasmania. Post-mortem examination revealed severe underlying heart di…
73y · Female·atherosclerotic and hypertensive coronary vascular disease
Ms Wallace, a 73-year-old woman with hypertension and other comorbidities, developed atrial fibrillation during orthopaedic surgery for a fibula fracture. She was discharged on flecainide 50mg daily, metoprolol, and riva…
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 ischaemic heart disease while residing in a mental health aged care …
48y · Female·Ischaemic bowel, with contributing conditions of coronary artery disease, diabet…
Ms Vicki Higgins, a 48-year-old woman with diabetes, Crohn's disease (requiring ileostomy), and coronary artery disease, died from ischaemic bowel while in custody at Junee Correctional Centre on 29 January 2022, only 17…
46y · Male·Methylamphetamine toxicity and coronary atherosclerosis
A 46-year-old man died in police custody following a domestic violence order breach arrest in Rockhampton, Queensland. The death resulted from a combination of methylamphetamine toxicity, significant coronary artery dise…
62y · Male·drowning/immersion due to multiple drug intoxication (methamphetamine, diazepam,…
Julian Wlodarczyk, a 62-year-old, drove off the Daintree River Ferry into the water after midnight on 30 April 2013 and drowned. Autopsy showed multiple drug intoxication (methamphetamine at potentially lethal levels, di…
86y · Female·Bradycardic arrest secondary to relative hypoperfusion while undergoing surgery …
An 86-year-old woman underwent elective surgery to excise a probable squamous cell carcinoma from her left hand with split-thickness skin grafting under local anaesthesia with intravenous sedation. She suffered an unexpe…
Male·Angel Blanco-Puerto: acute heart failure as result of long-standing damage from …
Four men died from acute heart failure after ambulance officers declined or inadequately pursued hospital transport. In Angel Blanco-Puerto, no potentially life-threatening condition was identified at the time. However, …
34y · Unknown·Motor vehicle collision resulting in combination of mechanical trauma and subseq…
A family of six—two adults and four children aged 1 to 9 years—died in a high-speed motor vehicle collision on the Stuart Highway near Pine Creek, Northern Territory, on 29 September 2023. Their 2009 Mitsubishi Pajero su…
88y · Female·Upper cervical spine injury in a motor vehicle incident
An 88-year-old woman died from upper cervical spine injury sustained in a motor vehicle collision. Her driving ability had deteriorated over several years with multiple incidents reported to VicRoads. A medical assessmen…
44y · Female·Ischemic heart disease due to complete blockage of left anterior descending coro…
A 44-year-old woman presented with acute chest pain and troponin elevation. Coronary angiography revealed only a 30% non-obstructive lesion in the left anterior descending artery. She was discharged on aspirin alone with…
42y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease due to severe triple-vessel coronary artery atherosclero…
A 42-year-old man with known severe triple-vessel coronary artery disease died from acute ischaemic heart disease while working at height. He had refused recommended coronary artery bypass graft surgery in December 2008,…
81y · Male·bronchopneumonia
An 81-year-old man with dementia, congestive cardiac failure, chronic lung disease and hip fractures died of bronchopneumonia four days after discharge from palliative care to a nursing home. While an administrative erro…
57y · Male·Severe coronary artery disease. It is likely that Kevin's use of inhalants in cu…
Kevin Bugmy, a 57-year-old Aboriginal man, died of severe coronary artery disease while in custody at Cessnock Correctional Centre. The coroner found the care received for his chronic inhalant use disorder was grossly in…
65y · Male·Pneumonia, due to chronic lung disease with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disea…
A 65-year-old man with severe chronic lung disease, COPD, and coronary artery disease died at home. Evidence suggests he deliberately ingested benzodiazepines and possibly other substances in a self-harm attempt. However…
58y · Female·cardiac arrhythmia caused by a combination of pre-existing myocarditis and the a…
Melinda Miller, aged 58, died unexpectedly at home on 21-22 August 2013 while receiving treatment-resistant bipolar disorder management with clozapine and olanzapine. Her death was investigated thoroughly following detec…
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