267 results for “severe heart failure”
71y · Female·ischaemic cardiovascular disease
…were prescribed concurrently without clinical indication—a contraindicated combination potentially causing severe heart block. A pharmacist flagged this in a comment but no action was taken. The error was not identified …
79y · Male·myocardial infarction
A 79-year-old man with significant comorbidities (ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, peripheral vascular disease) was admitted to hospital with anorexia and weight loss. He…
65y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease on a background of hypertension
John Kennedy, 65, died from ischaemic heart disease with hypertension on 16 April 2020 after a 24-minute delay in ambulance dispatch. He called triple…
76y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with ischaemic heart disease and treated spinal crush …
John Hayle, a 76-year-old with Alzheimer's dementia, ischaemic heart disease, and spinal fractures sustained a T11/12 flexion-distraction fracture on 9 June 2017. Over three w…
44y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia on a background of hypertensive heart disorder, obesity, diab…
…ectional Centre, died from cardiac arrhythmia on 25 June 2019. He had multiple comorbidities (hypertensive heart disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes, undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea) and was prescribed multiple QT-pr…
76y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis in the context of obesity, obstructive sleep apnoea, an…
A 76-year-old man with significant comorbidities including severe obstructive sleep apnoea, obesity, aortic stenosis, and ischaemic heart disease died from acute coronary a…
62y · Male·Multi-organ infarctions (brain, kidneys, heart) resulting from thromboemboli sec…
Mr TAM, a 62-year-old man with multiple cardiac conditions, died from multi-organ infarction secondary to an atrio-oesophageal fistula that developed after radio-frequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. The fistula is…
77y · Male·Complications of methotrexate toxicity in a man with chronic renal impairment, c…
A 77-year-old man with chronic kidney disease, COPD, and mild cardiac failure died from methotrexate toxicity after a GP prescribed it at an inappropriate daily dose (5mg daily) for p…
59y · Male·ischaemic heart disease in the context of acute-on-chronic kidney failure associ…
…diabetes, underwent a CT scan with iodinated contrast on 30 July 2015 at Fiona Stanley Hospital. Critical failures occurred: his kidney function (eGFR) was not checked on the day of the scan despite being last measured …
49y · Male·Unascertained - cardiac arrhythmia with terminal aspiration in an overweight man…
…tion discrepancies exist between documents, clarify with source hospital; (3) recognize that patients with severe psychosis, obesity, sleep apnea, and cardiac disease face inherent sudden death risk; (4) implement monito…
59y · Male·idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (probably alcohol related)
…police watch house following arrest for the minor offence of drinking in a designated public place. He had severe, documented cardiac disease (cardiomegaly, heart failure) and had been hospitalized twice for cardiac-rela…
45y · Male·atherosclerotic heart disease
…egory Maher, a 45-year-old Aboriginal man imprisoned at Greenough Regional Prison, died of atherosclerotic heart disease while playing basketball. He had abnormal ECGs detected in March and May 2022 and was appropriatel…
44y · Female·multi-organ failure and polypharmaceutical overdose on a background of severe ch…
Laura Rose Kartinyeri, aged 44, died from multi-organ failure and polypharmaceutical overdose on a background of severe COPD. She had a long history of substance abuse…
18y · Female·Severe cardiogenic shock caused by myocarditis as a consequence of an unknown vi…
…echocardiogram ordered by 28 May when coarse lung crepitations were noted would have revealed the enlarged heart. Expert evidence suggests earlier imaging might have enabled earlier transfer for ECMO or transplant consi…
Unknown·Diane Michel: sharp force injuries to neck and wrists. John McCain: projectile i…
A married couple, both terminally ill with COPD and other serious conditions, died together at home in December 2016. Diane Michel (74) died from sharp force injuries to her neck and wrists; John McCain (76) died from se…
47y · Male·abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) induced by atherosclerosis, occurring in the …
… health facility while in involuntary detention. He suffered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia on a background of severe coronary atherosclerosis, sleep apnoea, and morbid obesity, while receiving multiple psychotropic medicati…
85y · Female·Complications of a left ankle fracture (operated)
An 85-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, hypertension, prior stroke) sustained a left ankle fracture requiring surgical repair. A signific…
74y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease in association with coronary artery atherosclerosis
Mr Harris, a respected Aboriginal elder aged approximately 74 years, died of ischaemic heart disease with coronary artery atherosclerosis while travelling bush alone on 2 February 2010. He bogged his…
62y · Female·end-stage heart failure due to cardiac amyloidosis
…essary, almost certainly unlawful, and driven by one clinician's inexplicable and erroneous judgment. Key failures included ineffective palliative care referral despite multiple clinical requests, lack of senior cardiol…
29y · Male·air embolus complicating gunshot wounds to chest
…. However, approximately 6 hours later he suffered sudden cardiac collapse. Emergency thoracotomy revealed severe lung contusion from blast injury (not direct penetration) that had created a defect allowing air entry int…
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