76y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to cardiomegaly, myocardial fibrosis and ischaemic coronary a…
Henry Portelli, a 76-year-old prisoner with significant cardiovascular disease including cardiomegaly, myocardial fibrosis, and ischaemic coronary artery disease, died of cardiac arres…
79y · Male·Valvular ischaemic heart disease in association with coronary arteriosclerosis
A 79-year-old prisoner with a long history of ischaemic heart disease and coronary arteriosclerosis suffered fatal cardiac arrest in his cell at Karnet Prison Farm. He had bee…
70y · Male·head injury
A 70-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease and cardiomyopathy collapsed at work after experiencing dizziness, striking his head on a brick wall. He …
57y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease in a man with chronic schizophrenia
Jon Lewis, a 57-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiomyopathy, died from acute myocardial infarction or fatal cardiac arrhy…
38y · Male·Combined effects of coronary atherosclerosis and cardiomegaly, with methylamphet…
Anzac Sullivan, a 38-year-old Aboriginal man, died of a cardiac arrhythmia secondary to severe underlying cardiac disease (coronary atherosclerosis, cardiomegaly, and po…
72y · Female·Pneumonia as a consequence of chronic obstructive airway disease
…igor-Newitt, a 72-year-old woman in prison, died from pneumonia complicated by chronic obstructive airway disease. She had presented with respiratory symptoms on 27 and 29 September 2020 and was appropriately hospitalis…
38y · Female·Combined effects of ischaemic and valvular heart disease with methamphetamine us…
A 38-year-old woman with chronic methamphetamine and cannabis abuse died from cardiac arrest at home. She had pre-existing severe ischaemic and valvular heart disease requiring multiple valve…
69y · Male·Ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
… Mueller, a 69-year-old prisoner at Middleton Prison, died suddenly from ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease. Autopsy revealed critical coronary artery stenosis (>75%) with cardiac hypertrophy and remote myocardial…
43y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to out of hospital cardiac arrest due…
43-year-old woman with severe, undiscovered coronary artery atherosclerosis died from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest while in police custody at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre. She had presented to ED 5 months earlier wit…
87y · Female·coronary artery disease
Flora June Rasmussen, an 87-year-old woman with a history of congestive cardiac failure living in a disability residential facility, was found unresponsive on the floor while getting dr…
45y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia whilst being restrained, in the context of methamphetamine as…
Aaron Myers, 45, died from cardiac arrhythmia during a family altercation whilst being physically restrained. He had pre-existing methamphet…
42y · Male·Cardiomegaly and myocardial bridging of the left anterior descending coronary ar…
…d had contact with health services for various minor complaints including heartburn and migraines, but no cardiac risk assessment or investigation was documented. The clinical lesson is that sudden cardiac death can occ…
71y · Male·end-stage cardiac failure on a background of ischaemic heart disease with dilate…
Keith Freeman, aged 71, died in custody from end-stage cardiac failure with ischaemic heart disease and dilated cardiomyopathy. He had complex cardiac history including…
78y · Male·cardiomegaly with left ventricular hypertrophy and atherosclerotic cardiovascula…
…n on 20 April 2014 from cardiomegaly with left ventricular hypertrophy and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, with contributing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He had significant cardiac history including pr…
64y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy, secondary to cardiac arrest, secondary to myocardial inf…
A 64-year-old man with paranoid psychosis, poorly controlled diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, congestive cardiac failure, and chronic obstructive airways disease died from hypox…
46y · Male·Coronary artery atherosclerosis with plaque rupture and acute myocardial infarct…
…rction due to coronary artery atherosclerosis with plaque rupture. He had a significant family history of cardiac disease but no prior formal cardiac diagnosis. He was last observed alive the evening before and found un…
31y · Male·Coronary artery disease in a man using synthetic cannabinoids
A 31-year-old man with pre-existing coronary artery disease and supraventricular tachycardia died suddenly after smoking synthetic cannabinoids (Cumyl-PeGACLONE) and…
48y · Male·atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Mervyn Maxwell Taylor, aged 48, died suddenly at home from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with significant coronary artery stenosis (75-80%). He was on home detention bail at the time. He had no …
61y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia due to ischaemic heart disease causing loss of consciousness …
…led off an embankment near Ringarooma, Tasmania. Post-mortem examination revealed severe underlying heart disease with coronary artery occlusion. The coroner concluded Mr Smith suffered a cardiac arrhythmia causing loss…
40y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia due to cardiovascular disease
Mr Brendan Triffett, aged 40, died suddenly from cardiac arrhythmia whilst participating in supervised hydrotherapy at Kingston Pool, Tasmania on 13 March 2018. H…
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