292 results for “ischaemic heart disease”
45y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxia following cardio-respiratory collapse due to anaphylaxis…
A 45-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, and recurrent lower limb infections died from anaphylaxis to intravenously administered f…
85y · Male·cerebellar haemorrhage due to hypertension
…d around 8pm; a doctor prescribed an antiemetic by telephone. He was found unresponsive at 10:45pm with no heartbeat. A post-mortem revealed acute intracranial haemorrhage in the left cerebellum with hydrocephalus. The …
Female·Vlasta Wylucki: ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis (previou…
…ueensland police watchhouses but supervisory failures raised serious concerns. Ms Wylucki (50) died from ischaemic heart disease after inadequate cell checks failed to detect her vomiting overnight; had she been checked…
65y · Male·Multi-organ failure in a man with an ischaemic right leg treated with opioids
…ple chronic conditions (COPD, cardiac failure, diabetes, obesity) was admitted with pneumonia and severe ischaemic right leg pain. Opioid analgesia for the leg pain precipitated delirium, requiring Mental Health Act det…
50y · Male·myocardial infarction caused by coronary atherosclerosis
…al man, died of myocardial infarction from severe coronary atherosclerosis complicated by end-stage renal disease and an incarcerated strangulated umbilical hernia. He died in custody at Alice Springs Hospital shortly a…
48y · Female·acute myocarditis resulting from systemic viral infection
A 48-year-old Aboriginal woman with chronic diseases (diabetes, COPD, ischaemic heart disease) presented with ongoing chest infection symptoms across multipl…
58y · Male·coronary atherosclerosis
… presentation and normal vital signs. Expert review confirmed an ECG would likely not have identified the disease and was not negligent to omit. The death was not preventable.
32y · Female·ischaemic heart disease complicated by upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage
A 32-year-old woman with schizophrenia presented to the emergency department with chest pain radiating to both arms, profuse sweating, and vomiting black material for several days. She also reported black stools. The fir…
40y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis
A 40-year-old man presented to an Emergency Department with chest pain lasting approximately a week and a half, presenting with symptoms including arm pain and associated cough. He was triaged as Category 3 (non-urgent) …
75y · Male·pneumonia and head injury from fall
Peter Harris, aged 75, was admitted with behavioural disturbance and hyponatraemia (low serum sodium of 124 mmol/L). Initial clinical assessment did not identify falls risk. After 4 days, he fell backwards suddenly while…
Male·Little Brother: multi-organ dysfunction due to hypothermia with contributing con…
…r died from hypothermia after leaving hospital inadequately dressed; Big Brother died from pneumonia and ischaemic heart disease while in custody, having been subjected to spit hoods during hospitalisation. Critical fai…
0y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy arising from thrombosis in Blalock-Taussig shun…
Holly South, an 8-month-old with complex congenital heart disease requiring a Blalock-Taussig shunt, died of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy from thrombosis in her…
83y · Female·Congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic and valvular heart disease
An 83-year-old woman with Down syndrome and cardiac disease died from congestive cardiac failure at Royal Adelaide Hospital following accidental medication administr…
48y · Male·myocardial infarction due to coronary atherosclerosis (medically treated)
Garnett Mickelo, aged 48, died from myocardial infarction due to coronary atherosclerosis while in custody at Woodford Correctional Centre on 24 November 2012, shortly after discharge from Princess Alexandra Hospital fol…
73y · Male·multisystem organ failure in the context of trauma and limb fracture
A 73-year-old Indigenous man with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension, obesity, sleep apnoea, ischaemic heart disease) sustained a right ankle fracture following collision with a motor vehicle while riding a …
72y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage in a man with coronary arteriosclerosis
Ilija Kocovski, a 72-year-old man with a history of ischaemic heart disease, presented to Royal Perth Hospital Emergency Department on 22 October 2000 with chest pain…
55y · Male·Complications of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in a man with mult…
…hosis and hepatocellular carcinoma while in custody. He had chronic hepatitis C and alcohol-related liver disease since at least 2012. Key clinical gaps included a 12-month delay in his initial medical review after re-a…
89y · Male·Congestive heart failure due to or as a consequence of ischaemic cardiomyopathy
George Fenech, 89, died of ischaemic cardiomyopathy complicated by congestive heart failure after a fall at a nursing home. He suffered a cer…
85y · Female·ischaemic heart disease due to stenosis of coronary bypass grafts
…ass graft causing acute myocardial infarction. While preventability is uncertain given her severe cardiac disease, key failings included: absence of nursing staff at GP consultation, no documented action plan for close …
87y · Male·Multiple injuries in a motor vehicle incident
Mr Frederick Hylla, 87 years old, died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident 18 days after discharge from hospital for acute myocardial infarction. He suffered a likely cardiac event while driving, causing …
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