15 results for “decompensated cardiac failure”
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…
84y · Female·sepsis and cardiac failure in a woman with hypertensive ischaemic and valvular h…
…n 84-year-old woman with extensive medical comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, chronic renal failure, and severe biventricular dysfunction, died of sepsis and cardiac failure. She was admitted to hospital i…
38y · Male·Unascertained; most likely exposure after walking in bushland
…8, disappeared from Wangkatjunka Community in remote Western Australia on 19 October 2014. He had serious cardiac conditions including rheumatic heart disease, decompensated congestive heart failure, and rapid atrial fi…
83y · Female·decompensated right heart failure (cor pulmonale) immediately following mitral v…
An 83-year-old woman died from decompensated right heart failure (cor pulmonale) immediately following mitral valve replacement surgery. She had ch…
77y · Male·Congestive cardiac failure with an antecedent cause of ischaemic cardiomyopathy …
…ederick Cornish, aged 77, died in lawful custody at Long Bay Hospital on 1 September 2025 from congestive cardiac failure with ischaemic cardiomyopathy, complicated by chronic kidney disease, COPD, and type 2 diabetes. …
92y · Female·decompensated congestive cardiac failure secondary to haemophilus influenzae low…
A 92-year-old woman with dementia, heart disease, and COPD died from decompensated congestive cardiac failure secondary to haemophilus influenzae lower respiratory tract infection. She …
53y · Female·acutely decompensated congestive cardiac failure due to blunt traumatic injuries…
A 53-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability and scoliosis died from acute decompensated congestive cardiac failure following blunt traumatic injuries sustained in a five-vehicle motor vehicl…
39y · Male·cardiac arrest caused by alcoholic cardiomyopathy
Ryan Smiler was a 39-year-old Aboriginal man who died from cardiac arrest caused by alcoholic cardiomyopathy while in custody at Darwin Correctional Centre. He had a long h…
68y · Male·decompensated heart failure with pulmonary hypertensive crisis complicated by pn…
Peter Hohol, a 68-year-old prisoner with significant cardiac comorbidities including ischaemic and dilated cardiomyopathy, died from decompensated heart failure with …
76y · Female·infective exacerbation of chronic congestive cardiac failure due to Respiratory …
…icia Marie Foster, 76, died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital from infective exacerbation of chronic congestive cardiac failure due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus. She presented with multifactorial respiratory distress compli…
65y · Male·Multi-organ failure in a man with an ischaemic right leg treated with opioids
A 65-year-old man with multiple chronic conditions (COPD, cardiac failure, diabetes, obesity) was admitted with pneumonia and severe ischaemic right leg pain. Opioid analg…
66y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and influenza A complicating cardiac and renal failure associat…
…ic vasculitis secondary to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma died from bronchopneumonia and influenza A complicating cardiac and renal failure. He developed delirium, agitation and paranoia during his final admission, requiring an…
33y · Male·Decompensated congestive cardiac failure complicating acute myocardial infarctio…
…he patient was severely ill with poor prognosis even with optimal care, the beta-blocker prescription and failure to actively manage deteriorating shock represented suboptimal care.
85y · Male·Sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia due to septic arthritis of left …
…ureus bacteraemia arising from septic arthritis of the left shoulder, on a background of congestive heart failure. While receiving generally adequate medical care, a critical medication error occurred when Mr Wilson was…
43y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, due to or as consequence of, cardiac arrest of…
…The first dose was clinically indicated, but the second dose was unnecessary and given too soon. Critical failures included: inadequate assessment of vital signs, with respiratory rates severely under-documented (actual…
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