13 results for “acute myocardial damage”
67y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction
Robert Quartermain, a 67-year-old prisoner with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and previous myocardial infarction, suffered acute myocardial infarction while in custody. He experienced acute breathing diffic…
91y · Male·complications of pneumonia
…y Hospital, then transferred to Prince of Wales Hospital on 9 April where he deteriorated with evidence of acute myocardial damage and pulmonary oedema. He died on 19 April 2015. Expert respiratory physician assessment …
30y · Male·atherosclerotic coronary artery disease
…later. Post-mortem examination revealed significant three-vessel coronary artery disease with widespread myocardial fibrosis, suggesting previous ischaemic damage. The coroner found he received appropriate care for his p…
32y · Male·Myocardial infarction secondary to coronary atherosclerosis
Kenneth Plummer, a 32-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic schizophrenia, died of acute myocardial infarction secondary to severe coronary atherosclerosis following a physical fight. He had a pr…
36y · Male·hypoxic brain injury and myocardial ischaemia following cardiac arrest during re…
…ar-old man with methylamphetamine intoxication was restrained by civilians and police following a property damage incident. He experienced cardiac arrest during restraint and died from hypoxic brain injury and myocardial…
31y · Male·Acute Myocardial Infarction
John Pocklington, aged 31, died of acute myocardial infarction while in remand custody. He had a long history of methamphetamine use and untreated …
1y · Female·acute myocardial infarction secondary to Kawasaki's Disease
Kristen Kerkvliet, aged 14 months, died from acute myocardial infarction secondary to Kawasaki's Disease. She presented to Gympie Hospital severely underweig…
74y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction complicated by multiple organ failure
Ronald William Beaumont, 74, died from acute myocardial infarction complicated by multiple organ failure following a second shoulder washout procedure.…
35y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to incessant ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia…
…5 AM against medical advice before a sternal X-ray could be performed. He returned later that morning with acute myocardial infarction (likely caused by trauma-induced coronary artery injury or stress-related plaque rup…
60y · Male·Pulmonary tuberculosis in a man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with…
…h active TB and received a four-drug treatment regime. Readmitted in June 2024 with multi-organ sepsis and acute kidney injury, he required intensive care. Despite comprehensive care from multiple specialist teams (Resp…
32y · Female·ischaemic heart disease complicated by upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage
…orphine, and discharged her after ~2 hours with a single troponin test and ECG. She died the next day from acute coronary thrombosis complicated by upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Critical omissions included: failur…
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 Blanc…
18y · Female·Severe cardiogenic shock caused by myocarditis as a consequence of an unknown vi…
…rlier transfer for ECMO or transplant consideration, though survival prospects were poor given extent of myocardial damage at autopsy. Key clinical lessons: recognise when treatment is failing in a returning patient, obt…
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