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…
34y · Male·Unascertained; likely fatal cardiac arrhythmia secondary to electrolyte disturba…
…coroner concluded his death was likely due to an acute electrolyte disturbance causing QT prolongation and fatal cardiac arrhythmia. Clinicians should recognise that antipsychotic medications and recurrent electrolyte a…
62y · Male·fatal cardiac arrhythmia secondary to end-stage ischaemic cardiomyopathy
A 62-year-old prisoner with severe ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, and cardiomyopathy died from a fatal cardiac arrhythmia in hospital. He had extensive cardiac history including pacemaker insertion, coronary s…
50y · Male·coronary artery atherosclerosis causing sudden fatal cardiac arrhythmia
…tant paranoid schizophrenia managed on clozapine, died from coronary artery atherosclerosis causing sudden fatal cardiac arrhythmia. He was under a Community Treatment Order at the time of death. After being discharged …
16y · Female·Myocardial fibrosis (post myocarditic) resulting in fatal cardiac arrhythmia
…irst arrival. Key clinical lessons: young people with glandular fever require counselling about potential cardiac sequelae; myocarditis can cause fatal arrhythmias even in apparently healthy adolescents; awareness of th…
48y · Male·Fatal cardiac arrhythmia which was the result of obstructive sleep apnoea
Jason Radford, a 48-year-old First Nations man, died of fatal cardiac arrhythmia secondary to obstructive sleep apnoea while in custody at Junee Correctional Centre. He…
39y · Female·Sudden cardiac arrhythmia following the administration of Kambo frog toxin
Natasha Lechner, a 39-year-old woman with chronic pain from degenerative disc disease, died from sudden cardiac arrhythmia triggered by Kambo frog toxin administration during a ceremony. She had completed Kambo practi…
70y · Male·blunt injuries of the head and neck sustained in a motor vehicle crash
…ear-old man with a history of ischaemic heart disease and prior coronary artery bypass surgery suffered a cardiac arrhythmia while driving a racing car at Baskerville Raceway. He lost consciousness, causing his vehicle …
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…
56y · Male·fatal cardiac arrhythmia due to complications from acute bronchopneumonia and ar…
… history of brain injury and intellectual impairment, died in custody 17 days after arrest. He died from a fatal cardiac arrhythmia resulting from acute bronchopneumonia combined with undiagnosed arrhythmogenic right ve…
44y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia in the setting of struggle, neck compression and amphetamine …
Adam Slomczewski, a 44-year-old man with a history of illicit drug use, died from cardiac arrhythmia triggered by struggle, neck compression, and amphetamine use. He entered a woman's home withou…
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…
36y · Female·exercise-associated hyponatraemia with fatal cardiac arrhythmia in the setting o…
A 36-year-old female died on the Kokoda Track from exercise-associated hyponatraemia (EAH) with fatal cardiac arrhythmia. She was a fit, well-prepared trekker who became disoriented, confused, and seizing on …
32y · Male·sudden cardiac arrhythmia
Craig Catley, aged 32, died of sudden cardiac arrhythmia while in prison custody one day after discharge from Prince of Wales Hospital following neuros…
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…
50y · Male·aspiration of vomit in a man with focal coronary arteriosclerosis
…(approximately 40%) with terminal aspiration of gastric contents. Notably, the deceased had no documented cardiac history and was otherwise active and healthy. Police investigation explored the possibility of foul play …
49y · Female·Fatal Cardiac Arrhythmia
Melissa Stokes, 49, died from a fatal cardiac arrhythmia one day after successful abdominal hysterectomy and sling surgery. The coroner found th…
36y · Male·hypoxic brain injury and myocardial ischaemia following cardiac arrest during re…
… intoxication was restrained by civilians and police following a property damage incident. He experienced cardiac arrest during restraint and died from hypoxic brain injury and myocardial ischaemia. Autopsy revealed sev…
30y · Male·Methamphetamine toxicity in the setting of a stabbing
… in a context of acute physical exertion during the fight. The forensic pathologist concluded that sudden cardiac arrhythmia secondary to methamphetamine toxicity and hyperadrenergic stimulation, compounded by the stres…
40y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia caused by atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular dis…
…ingston Pool on 13 March 2018. Expert cardiologists established beyond reasonable doubt that he suffered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia unrelated to his presence in water and unforeseeable from his medical history. Although…
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