38 results for “cardiac scarring”
60y · Female·ischaemic heart disease
…s evening. Autopsy revealed focal narrowing (40%) of one major coronary artery with mild left ventricular scarring and chronic liver congestion, indicating previous cardiac damage. While the pathologist initially recorde…
69y · Male·Ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
… ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease. Autopsy revealed critical coronary artery stenosis (>75%) with cardiac hypertrophy and remote myocardial scarring, consistent with sudden cardiac death from arrhythmia. The dec…
71y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease
…ircumflex, 75% in left anterior descending coronary artery) and an enlarged heart with chronic myocardial scarring. The coroner found that Justice Health provided proper and adequate healthcare during his incarceration, …
16y · Female·Myocardial fibrosis (post myocarditic) resulting in fatal cardiac arrhythmia
…glandular fever diagnosed late 2009. Post-mortem examination revealed myocardial fibrosis with widespread scarring throughout both ventricles, likely secondary to previous myocarditis caused by Epstein-Barr virus. She be…
60y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease
…hroom and resuscitation was unsuccessful. Post-mortem revealed severe coronary artery disease, myocardial scarring, and cardiomegaly. The coroner found competent management of his complex psychiatric and cardiac conditio…
37y · Male·Coronary artery thrombosis resulting from coronary atherosclerosis with contribu…
Marshall Yantarrnga, a 37-year-old Aboriginal man with significant cardiac history (prior mitral valve replacement in 1996), presented with chest and right-sided pain, fever, and w…
71y · Male·The available evidence and the absence of any postmortem examination does not al…
… any evidence of survival. KHL had significant medical history including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with scarring and recent atrial fibrillation treated in April 2023. He had been advised to undergo defibrillator implan…
43y · Male·The combined effects of subacute myocardial injury and methadone toxicity
…ctures, or drug-induced myocardial strain. Hospital teams did not definitively determine the cause of his cardiac injury before discharge. He subsequently died at home, found 4 days after last collection of prescribed m…
17y · Female·Arrhythmia due to myocardial scarring secondary to past myocarditis, possibly fr…
Holly Brown, 17, died of fatal cardiac arrhythmia from undiagnosed heart scarring likely due to childhood rheumatic fever. She collapsed at a re…
34y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, codeine and doxepin)
Jason Hester, a 34-year-old prisoner at a transitional correctional facility, died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin, codeine and doxepin) following an apparent overdose. He had been granted approved leave and had been co…
79y · Male·Valvular ischaemic heart disease in association with coronary arteriosclerosis
…-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 been appropriately managed with regular cardiovascular r…
57y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis
…therosclerosis while in custody at Woodford Correctional Centre on 19 November 2011. He had a significant cardiac history including dilated cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, and congestive cardiac failure, and had be…
49y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia in a man with methylamphetamine effect and cardiomegaly
Warren John Bullock, aged 49, died from cardiac arrhythmia in the context of methylamphetamine effect and cardiomegaly on 1 July 2022 in Western Australi…
66y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease
…ory distress and arrested. Autopsy revealed 95% left anterior descending artery occlusion with myocardial scarring, obesity (BMI 46), chronic hypertension changes, and pulmonary oedema. The initial presentation of altere…
67y · Male·coronary artery atheroma against a background of diabetes mellitus
… before strenuous activities. Patients with known diabetes and smoking history should undergo appropriate cardiac evaluation before engaging in physical exertion in remote settings where emergency services may have dela…
58y · Male·Ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
…emic and hypertensive heart disease while in custody at Adelaide Pre-release Centre. He had a significant cardiac history including two previous myocardial infarctions with stent placement in 1994, and critical coronary…
30y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
…had significant coronary artery disease (≥90% left anterior descending artery stenosis) with no preceding scarring suggesting previous infarction. Although he reported irregular heartbeat and heart medication use in 2004…
39y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to multiple hypovolaemic cardiac arrests from cat…
…reta risk was not detected prenatally despite three prior caesarean sections creating significant uterine scarring; ultrasound request forms lacked vital obstetric history, preventing targeted imaging; (2) Delayed decisi…
63y · Male·coronary artery thrombosis
…, treatment appropriate, and made no recommendations. The case highlights the challenge of distinguishing cardiac symptoms from gastrointestinal complaints in complex patients, and the importance of comprehensive cardio…
67y · Female·right coronary artery dissection following angiography stenting and attempted ro…
… was stented and initially appeared sealed, she developed profound hypotension, pericardial effusion, and cardiac arrest. Despite resuscitation and intensive care with inotropic support, she died. The coroner found that…
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