15 results for “cardiac inflammation”
48y · Male·Pulmonary fibrosis associated with scoliosis
… could not be revived. Autopsy revealed significant pulmonary fibrosis, acute prostatitis with systemic inflammation (CRP 186.7), and fat embolism, suggesting possible sepsis-related cardiac arrhythmia. Clinical lessons …
20y · Male·hypertrophic cardiomyopathy shortly after participating in a martial arts traini…
Andrew Habib, aged 20, died from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (a genetic heart condition causing left ventricular hypertrophy) during martial arts training at a gym despite having been advised to avoid strenuous exercise.…
10y · Male·Unascertained - sudden and unexpected death; evidence did not allow determinatio…
…ation. The coroner could not determine whether death resulted from undiagnosed epilepsy (SUDEP) or sudden cardiac death, as evidence was incomplete and inconclusive. The boy had episodes of transient neurological sympto…
35y · Female·Acute right heart failure (cor pulmonale) following intravenous injection of cru…
…evealed microcrystalline cellulose (tablet binder) deposited in pulmonary vessels causing granulomatous inflammation, pulmonary hypertension, and acute right heart failure. The coroner emphasised that tablet medications …
63y · Female·Unascertained (natural causes) - favoured mechanism sudden cardiac arrhythmia
… revealed severe fatty liver disease, elevated heart weight, and foreign material in airways, with sudden cardiac arrhythmia being the likely mechanism. Toxicology showed therapeutic levels of psychiatric medications (c…
32y · Male·Methamphetamine toxicity in a man with ischaemic heart disease
…isease with myocardial fibrosis. While prone positioning during restraint can theoretically contribute to cardiac arrest, the short duration of restraint, extremely high drug levels, and pre-existing severe heart diseas…
47y · Male·Myocarditis
… safe with no electricity passing through his body. Autopsy findings revealed myocarditis (heart muscle inflammation) as the cause of death. While the death was unforeseen and not preventable, the coroner identified syst…
35y · Female·aortic dissection with associated acute aortitis
…oroner found that despite appropriate sequential diagnostic reasoning, the dissection extended and caused cardiac arrest before diagnosis could be made. Even if diagnosed that evening, transfer to Adelaide for cardiotho…
1y · Female·acute myocardial infarction secondary to Kawasaki's Disease
…rive from approximately 6 months of age. Initial clinical assessment by multiple doctors found no obvious cardiac abnormality on examination. Chest x-rays were reviewed by the treating doctor (non-radiologist) who noted…
0y · Female·Methylamphetamine toxicity
…stress, pulmonary haemorrhage, and severe acidosis was consistent with methylamphetamine toxicity-induced cardiac dysfunction or pulmonary hypertension. Resuscitation was attempted but unsuccessful. The clinical team co…
12y · Male·Cardiac haemorrhage due to or as a consequence of congenital aortic stenosis (su…
…he Surgical Fellow's call-in duties distracted from bedside clinical assessment; (4) Documentation by the cardiac surgical team was absent, limiting retrospective review. However, expert consensus concluded that even wi…
0y · Unknown·focal ventricular myocarditis and myonecrosis resulting from migration of a Peri…
A 10-month-old boy died from myocarditis and myonecrosis caused by migration of a PICC line into his right ventricle. The line was inserted appropriately under general anaesthetic for IV antibiotics treating periorbital …
86y · Male·Complications post laparoscopic cholecystectomy
…ined with certainty. The core clinical lesson is that perforated cholecystitis in an elderly patient with cardiac comorbidities carries high perioperative risk; however, the surgical response to major intraoperative ble…
Female·Sepsis in the setting of a lotus birth
…rtiary centre, she died from sepsis with evidence of early necrotising enterocolitis and umbilical cord inflammation. Key lessons: alternative birth practices (lotus birth, vaginal seeding) carry significant infection ri…
67y · Male·Complicated endotracheal tube insertion due to or as a consequence of recent clo…
Oliver Steven McVey, a premature twin born at 31 weeks gestation weighing 1036g, died from complications of endotracheal tube re-insertion at 67 days of age. Following successful surgical ligation of a patent ductus arte…
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