45y · Male·spontaneous lethal arrhythmia arising from focal myocardial fibrosis
…bipolar disorder admitted to psychiatric unit involuntarily died from spontaneous lethal arrhythmia due to focal myocardial fibrosis. Critical issue was inadequate visual observations overnight—the patient had refused p…
70y · Female·bronchopneumonia
… and poor prognosis. She was found deceased on 24 August 2014. The autopsy confirmed bronchopneumonia with focal coronary atherosclerosis and mild myocardial fibrosis. The coroner found that care provision appeared appr…
54y · Male·hypoglycaemic encephalopathy complicating multiple injuries in a man with chroni…
James Williamson, a 54-year-old man with diabetes, chronic lung disease, and ischaemic heart disease, died from hypoglycaemic encephalopathy following multiple traumatic injuries. He was found unresponsive in his apartme…
53y · Male·Mechanical asphyxia in the setting of a motor vehicle incident (driver)
…d cannabis at 59 ng/mL (elevated concentrations). The driver also had severe coronary atherosclerosis with focal myocardial changes. Contributing factors included cannabis use impairing reaction times and vigilance, pos…
48y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia which occurred in the context of physical exertion and hypoxi…
Phillip Walton, a 48-year-old with schizophrenia well-managed on clozapine for nearly 20 years, suffered an acute psychotic episode likely precipitated by cannabis use at a circus. After aggressive behaviour requiring po…
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