24 results for “hypertension”
70y · Male·Hemopericardium due to ruptured aortic dissection contributed to by hypertension
Mr James Brown, a 70-year-old prisoner with a long-standing history of hypertension and atrial fibrillation, died from hemopericardium due to ruptured aortic dissection. He collapsed with…
44y · Male·cardiogenic shock, on a background of severe tricuspid valve regurgitation, seve…
… custody. Expert cardiothoracic evidence indicated his condition was inoperable due to severe pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular dysfunction, with surgery contraindicated by recent upper GI bleeding requiring a…
83y · Female·decompensated right heart failure (cor pulmonale) immediately following mitral v…
…ilure (cor pulmonale) immediately following mitral valve replacement surgery. She had chronic pulmonary hypertension secondary to severe mitral regurgitation from mitral valve prolapse. The coroner investigated whether e…
56y · Male·Complications of intravenous drug use
…ted. Post-mortem toxicology showed morphine in the toxic/fatal range. Autopsy revealed severe pulmonary hypertension from IV drug use, empyema, emphysema, and myocarditis. Clinical lessons include the challenges of manag…
<1y · Male·Scimitar syndrome
…r with bilateral complications including pulmonary hypoplasia, venous obstruction, and severe pulmonary hypertension. The infant received intensive care at Princess Margaret Hospital including cardiac catheterisation and…
63y · Male·pulmonary thrombo-emboli following coronary artery bypass grafting
… disease. He had multiple significant comorbidities including Type 2 diabetes, morbid obesity (BMI 45), hypertension, and hypercholesterolaemia. Despite receiving appropriate VTE prophylaxis with unfractionated heparin 5…
46y · Female·hemopericardium secondary to dissection of the thoracic aorta
Iman Kassis, a 46-year-old woman with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type 4 and known severe aortic regurgitation with dilated ascending aorta, presented to the ED on 8 October 2008 with sudden-onset severe throat pain, bradycar…
71y · Female·Haemothorax and haemopericardium secondary to ruptured dissecting aneurysm of th…
A 71-year-old woman with hypertension and prior myocardial infarction presented to emergency with sudden chest pain, jaw pain, and syncope. A…
Female·haemopericardium due to aortic dissection (all three cases)
Three elderly women died from acute aortic dissection at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, South Australia. Beverley Coats (73) presented three times in July 2016 with back pain, nausea and vomiting; her known aortic dilatation …
91y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
Arthur Smith, 91, fatally shot his wife of 68 years before taking his own life. He had recently undergone cardiac surgery and expressed concerns about losing independence and being forced into care. The couple faced fina…
64y · Male·Consequences of metastatic oesophageal carcinoma with Stanford B dissection thor…
Jose Manuel Xavier, a 64-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic oesophageal carcinoma with a contributing Stanford B thoracic aortic dissection. He was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in July 2019 after presenting wit…
77y · Male·complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effus…
77-year-old male died from complications of haemothorax and hypotension following drainage of pleural effusion post-coronary bypass surgery, in the setting of pre-existing renal impairment and diabetes. During pleural ta…
77y · Female·haemoperitoneum and retroperitoneal haematoma secondary to Type I aortic dissect…
Helen Mary Badcock, 77, presented to Launceston General Hospital on Christmas Day 2020 with abdominal pain and right leg numbness. Ambulance paramedics documented inability to obtain blood pressure on her right arm—a cri…
68y · Male·Multi-organ failure due to gram-negative sepsis on a background of recent myocar…
A 68-year-old male prisoner with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, end-stage renal failure, COPD, morbid obesity) presented with acute myocardial infarction and underwent coronary artery bypass grafting. Post-operatively…
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 stents, …
77y · Male·Cerebral infarction (stroke) complicating elective hernia repair
A 77-year-old man with atrial fibrillation on warfarin underwent elective hernia repair. Warfarin was appropriately ceased five days pre-operatively. Post-operatively, warfarin was recommenced on day 1 post-op at 5pm. He…
78y · Male·Multiorgan failure consequent upon pulmonary lacerations and haemorrhage sustain…
A 78-year-old man died from multiorgan failure following complications during planned mitral and tricuspid valve surgery. During the initial surgery, a small superficial laceration to the right lower lobe lung occurred, …
68y · Female·Haemorrhage secondary to right subclavian artery lacerations sustained during ce…
A 68-year-old woman died from massive blood loss following inadvertent puncture of the right subclavian artery during central venous line insertion. The anaesthetist used anatomical landmarks without ultrasound after an …
87y · Female·Pulmonary artery rupture complicating pulmonary artery catheter insertion in a w…
Mrs Jones, an 87-year-old woman with severe ischaemic heart disease, died from pulmonary artery rupture during elective off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. A Swan-Ganz pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) was inserted pr…
60y · Male·Haemorrhage complicating a left robotic upper mediastinal lymph node clearance i…
Brett Maybus, aged 60, died from massive haemorrhage following robotic mediastinal lymph node dissection for recurrent metastatic squamous cell carcinoma. The coroner found the fatal bleed was likely caused by rupture of…
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