359 results for “coronary_artery_disease”
46y · Male·Haemopericardium complicating aortic dissection
A 46-year-old man with untreated hypertension and smoking history presented to the ED with acute chest pain radiating to jaw and back. ECG showed changes initially interpreted as NSTEMI with troponin elevation. A cardiol…
37y · Male·complete blockage of the right anterior descending coronary artery with blood cl…
Kenneth Hill, a 37-year-old Aboriginal man, presented to Royal Darwin Hospital Emergency Department with chest pain and dyspnoea during football training. He was triaged as Category 3 by the triage nurse, who found his p…
39y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease with complete occlusion of the left anterior descending …
Stuart Judd, a 39-year-old Parks Victoria Ranger, died of acute myocardial infarction due to left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion with ruptured plaque. Eight days before death, he presented to GP Dr V. with…
82y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest as a result of fractured …
An 82-year-old man died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following perioperative cardiac arrest during ankle fracture surgery. The anesthetist failed to recognise clinical deterioration, did not intubate despite sig…
27y · Male·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (driver)
Jackson Eales, 27, died in a motor vehicle collision at an intersection when truck driver Gerard Voss failed to stop at a stop sign in December 2016. The coroner found it highly probable Voss had undiagnosed severe obstr…
55y · Female·Cardiac tamponade due to haemopericardium due to acute ruptured myocardial infar…
A 55-year-old woman with extensive coronary artery disease presented for elective stent placement to her left anterior descending artery. During the procedure, a small diagonal branch vessel was occluded—a recognised com…
33y · Male·Cardio-respiratory arrest in the setting of prone restraint of an agitated obese…
A 33-year-old man with schizophrenia and a forensic history suffered cardio-respiratory arrest during prone restraint in a busy emergency department after his mental health community treatment order was revoked. He was a…
79y · Male·Iatrogenic right ventricular injury complicating drainage of pericardial collect…
A 79-year-old man died from iatrogenic right ventricular injury sustained during attempted drainage of a post-operative pericardial effusion following coronary artery bypass grafting. During a minimally invasive sub-xiph…
27y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with 80% blockage of the left anterior descending coron…
A 27-year-old Aboriginal man collapsed and died from coronary atherosclerosis (80% blockage of the left anterior descending artery) approximately 45 minutes after presenting to a remote clinic with post-exercise dyspnoea…
29y · Female·acute myocardial infarction due to stenotic coronary vessel (left anterior desce…
Rebecca Richardson, a 29-year-old with type 1 diabetes and coronary artery disease, died of acute myocardial infarction on 7-9 May 2019. She presented to NWRH ED on 6 May with abdominal pain and vomiting, initially attri…
45y · Male·atherosclerotic heart disease
Lex Gregory 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 appropr…
60y · Male·Ischaemic gut secondary to superior mesenteric artery dissection complicating in…
A 60-year-old man with severe coronary artery disease presented with acute myocardial infarction, requiring emergency stenting and subsequent bypass surgery. An intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) was inserted for haemodyna…
50y · Male·cocaine toxicity
Jamie Frederick Ginn, 50, died from cocaine toxicity on 10 October 2023 while in custody at Perth Watch House (PWH). He had ingested approximately one teaspoon of cocaine hydrochloride; the coroner could not determine wh…
81y · Male·haemopericardium due to ruptured myocardial infarction due to coronary artery at…
Frank Dorman, an 81-year-old man under guardianship orders residing in aged care, died from a ruptured myocardial infarction with haemopericardium due to coronary artery thrombosis. He was found deceased in his bathroom …
86y · Female·multiple injuries from motor vehicle crash
An 86-year-old woman died from multiple traumatic injuries sustained when her vehicle left the road and struck a tree. She was travelling at 85 km/h in appropriate conditions with her seatbelt fastened. The coroner could…
36y · Male·Ischaemic Heart Disease and Severe Multifocal Coronary Atherosclerosis in a man …
Kevin Gregory Quartermaine, a 36-year-old Aboriginal man and sentenced prisoner at Casuarina Prison, died from ischaemic heart disease with severe multifocal coronary atherosclerosis on 17 May 2002. He had extensive coro…
56y · Female·Cardiomegaly
Karen Frazer, a 56-year-old woman with intellectual disability, schizophrenia, anxiety, hypertension, and COPD, died from cardiomegaly (enlarged heart with biventricular hypertrophy). She was found unresponsive on the to…
86y · Female·Cardiogenic shock
Adelaide Wilson, 86 years old, presented to an urgent care centre with two days of chest pain and vomiting. A point-of-care troponin test (i-STAT) returned 0.4 ng/L, interpreted as normal, and she was discharged with gas…
52y · Male·salt water drowning
A 52-year-old experienced recreational diver died from salt water drowning whilst diving near Marion Bay, South Australia. Multiple medical and equipment factors contributed: severe obesity (132kg), emphysema with lung b…
45y · Male·Coronary Atherosclerosis
David Grieve, a 45-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia and multiple cardiac risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, obesity, smoking), died of coronary atherosclerosis while an involuntary psychiatric patient at Grayla…
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