41y · Male·multi-organ failure and staphylococcal septicaemia following pulmonary and aorti…
A 41-year-old man with a pre-existing aortic valve abnormality developed staphylococcal septicaemia, likely initiated by Q fever exposure at his abatto…
68y · Male·Dilated cardiomyopathy with previous aortic valve replacement and aortic graft
A 68-year-old man with aortic valve replacement died from undiagnosed dilated cardiomyopathy, with retroperitoneal haemorrhage as a cont…
91y · Male·intracranial haemorrhage (subdural, subarachnoid and parenchymal) complicating r…
…rent falls at a nursing home. He had multiple comorbidities including metastatic prostate cancer, metallic aortic valve replacement requiring anticoagulation, and pacemaker. He suffered two significant falls within two d…
87y · Male·Endobronchial and pulmonary haemorrhage secondary to pneumonia complicating chro…
…bronchoscopy for suspected lung lesion. The admitting respiratory team incorrectly documented a mechanical aortic valve replacement when he actually had a tissue valve; warfarin was for atrial fibrillation, not the valve…
76y · Male·congestive cardiac failure
… of Wales Hospital after a two-week admission. He had a long history of cardiac disease including previous valve replacement and atrial fibrillation. His health was appropriately assessed on entry to custody, his pre-ex…
49y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction complicating prosthetic valve thrombosis in a man wi…
Joshua Paul Coates, aged 49, died from acute myocardial infarction complicating prosthetic valve thrombosis following mechanical aortic valve replacement. Post-mortem examination revealed a large blood c…
64y · Male·Complications of redo thoracotomy/aortic valve replacement in a man with ischaem…
…ld physician with significant cardiac history (prior CABG, pacemaker, congestive failure, and newly severe aortic stenosis) underwent redo thoracotomy for aortic valve replacement. During sternal re-entry, the right vent…
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…
43y · Male·Complications of valvular heart disease
…ael James Batten, a 43-year-old with intellectual disability and schizophrenia, died from complications of aortic valve stenosis. A transoesophageal echocardiogram in June 2022 demonstrated severe aortic stenosis requiri…
48y · Female·intracerebral haemorrhage on a background of anticoagulation therapy for a recen…
Monique Jacinta Gomez, a 48-year-old woman with schizoaffective disorder and a mechanical aortic valve, died from intracerebral haemorrhage while receiving anticoagulation therapy for a recent embolic st…
72y · Male·Subdural haematoma in a man receiving warfarin treatment
A 72-year-old man with intellectual disability receiving 24-hour support from DHHS died from acute subdural haematoma while on warfarin therapy post-cardiac surgery. He collapsed at work with vomiting and vagueness, was …
83y · Female·Gunshot wound to the head
… from a gunshot wound to the head on 3 November 2016. She had extensive cardiac history including multiple valve replacements, pacemaker insertion, and congestive heart failure diagnosed in 2016. Two hospital admissions…
59y · Female·acute cardiogenic shock, with acute mechanical obstruction of a remote mechanica…
…during cardiac catheterisation at Liverpool Hospital when a pressure wire became trapped in her mechanical aortic valve. She had consented to a right heart study to investigate suspected constrictive pericarditis, but no…
62y · Male·chronic congestive cardiac failure due to severe aortic valve stenosis and incom…
…dward Hunt, aged 62, a life-sentenced prisoner, died from chronic congestive cardiac failure due to severe aortic valve stenosis and cardiomyopathy. His severe aortic stenosis was identified in 2003, but surgical interve…
83y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to aortic stenosis (recent transcatheter aortic va…
An 83-year-old woman with severe aortic stenosis, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure died from pulmonary embolism one day after discharge foll…
12y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating an aortic root abscess (operated) …
A 12-year-old Aboriginal girl with a bicuspid aortic valve and autism spectrum disorder presented with a week of fever and non-specific symptoms (cough, vomiti…
80y · Female·Right haemothorax due to bleeding right pleural adhesion with contributing apixa…
…ly. The coroner found no concerns relating to her care. Her extreme fragility from multiple comorbidities (aortic valve replacement, pacemaker, immunoglobulin deficiency, Addison's disease, epilepsy) meant haemothorax co…
50y · Male·Ischaemic and valvular heart disease (severe aortic stenosis) with other signifi…
A 50-year-old man with severe ischaemic and valvular heart disease (aortic stenosis) died suddenly in hospital following multiple myocardial infarctions. He had consistently refused…
83y · Female·decompensated right heart failure (cor pulmonale) immediately following mitral v…
…83-year-old woman died from decompensated right heart failure (cor pulmonale) immediately following mitral valve replacement surgery. She had chronic pulmonary hypertension secondary to severe mitral regurgitation from …
74y · Male·Pericarditis post aortic valve surgery with large pericardial effusion leading t…
…p, a 74-year-old man, died from pericarditis with large pericardial effusion and tamponade four days after aortic valve replacement surgery. Post-operative imaging showed a small pericardial effusion, considered routine.…
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