13 results for “drug-induced cardiomyopathy”
45y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia whilst being restrained, in the context of methamphetamine as…
… family altercation whilst being physically restrained. He had pre-existing methamphetamine-associated cardiomyopathy, hypertensive heart disease, and chronic emphysematous lung disease. The physical exertion of resistin…
51y · Male·combined effects of dilated cardiomyopathy with myocardial fibrosis and prescrip…
Jacob MacDonald, 51, died at the Forensic Hospital from combined effects of dilated cardiomyopathy with myocardial fibrosis and toxic levels of clozapine and aripiprazole. He was an involuntary forensi…
22y · Female·cardiac arrest of uncertain cause noting the existence of drug toxicity; the dru…
…citation and intensive care. The case highlights risks of polydrug use, particularly stimulant-induced cardiomyopathy with concurrent sedatives and nitrous oxide, and the challenges in recognising unconsciousness versus …
40y · Male·Cardiomyopathy in the setting of immersion and amphetamine use
Brad Godressi, a 40-year-old man with end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy recently discharged against medical advice from ICU, died from cardiomyopathy in the setting of immers…
39y · Male·COMPLICATIONS OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
Drew Aaron Boaler, a 39-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and chronic renal failure, died from complications of his renal disease while on an outing. He had presumed lithium-in…
34y · Male·Mixed methadone and thioridazine toxicity
A 34-year-old man died in prison from mixed methadone and thioridazine toxicity. He was on methadone maintenance (110mg daily) for opioid addiction and was prescribed thioridazine 100mg nightly for depression. Post-morte…
36y · Male·Combined effects of trihexyphenidyl (benzhexol) toxicity, amphetamine-type stimu…
A 36-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, substance abuse issues, and undiagnosed cardiomyopathy died from combined toxicity of benzhexol (prescribed by his GP for tardive dyskinesia), amphetamine-ty…
39y · Male·Excited delirium, probably caused by amphetamine toxicity-induced psychosis. Dea…
Antonio Carmelo Galeano died in police custody on 12 June 2009 after a protracted struggle and multiple taser activations. He had acute amphetamine toxicity and was displaying excited delirium—a high-risk medical emergen…
31y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, bronchopneumonia and myocardial ischaemia comp…
…onia and myocardial ischaemia complicating cardiorespiratory arrest associated with probable Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and methylamphetamine effect. She collapsed in her cell at Melaleuca Prison approximately 12 hours aft…
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 possible QT prolongation) while fleeing from police a…
Unknown·Troy Monson: asphyxia due to partially suspended hanging using seatbelt; Robin M…
…ne 2015), Robin Michael (hanging in prison cell June 2015), and Scott Mitchell (cardiac arrhythmia from drug-induced cardiomegaly July 2015). Monson's death was preventable through multiple system failures: failure to id…
40y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia caused by atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular dis…
Brendan Triffett, aged 40 years with significant acquired brain injury from a past drug overdose, multiple comorbidities including morbid obesity, epilepsy, emphysema and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, died sudd…
89y · Female·acute-on-chronic renal failure on a background of ischaemic heart disease, hyper…
An 89-year-old Aboriginal woman with chronic renal impairment and congestive cardiac failure was prescribed gentamicin intramuscularly for a urinary tract infection caused by Klebsiella aerogenes. Gentamicin is nephrotox…
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