34 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…
66y · Male·Unable to be determined due to advanced decomposition; coroner noted likely medi…
Ronald Charles Ross, a 66-year-old male with significant vascular disease, hypertension, and hyperlipidaemia, was found deceased in his home in Tasmania after an estimated 4-week period. The …
73y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, emphysema and per…
John William Chardon, a 73-year-old prisoner, died from coronary atherosclerosis with severe calcified atheroma causing >70% stenosis of coronary arteries. He presented with dizziness on 21 October 2020, which initially …
68y · Male·Cerebrovascular disease
…cular disease following a severe stroke on 25 November 2020. He had poorly controlled Type II diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol. Prior to his acute stroke, he experienced cognitive decline and episodes suggest…
36y · Male·pulmonary embolism due to right deep vein thrombosis following repair of rupture…
Aaron Frith, a 36-year-old man with obesity and hypertension, sustained a ruptured right Achilles tendon on 28 August 2018. He underwent surgical repair on 15 Septe…
75y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
A 75-year-old man with hypertension, diabetes, and smoking history presented to a regional emergency department with right lower quadrant a…
68y · Male·Ischaemic small and large intestine complicating cardiogenic shock in the settin…
Ignac Lecek, 68, with hypertension and gout, collapsed in custody and died of ischaemic bowel complicated by cardiogenic shock in the sett…
47y · Male·sequelae of ruptured brain aneurysm
John Laurenson, a 47-year-old remand prisoner, died from rupture of a brain aneurysm on 20 June 2017, four days after collapsing in his prison cell. He had multiple intracranial aneurysms identified in 2015-2016, includi…
65y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
A 65-year-old man with recently diagnosed small cell lung cancer presented to a rural hospital with acute back pain. He had a known abdominal aortic aneurysm (73mm) identified on staging scans. The attending nurse docume…
57y · Female·Combined features of moderately stenosed right coronary ostium, aortic valve reg…
Fiona Lebner, a 57-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability living in a group home, died suddenly from acute cardiac arrhythmia secondary to multiple heart abnormalities including aortic valve disease, mitral v…
56y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to left deep vein thrombosis
A 56-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis. He presented to his GP on 20 January 2017 with persistent dyspnoea and chest pain following a 22-hour flight to Greece and respirat…
73y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
George Hutton, a 73-year-old man with hypertension, presented to rural emergency department with sudden onset severe abdominal pain while turning his head…
56y · Male·Pulmonary embolism with deep vein thrombosis an antecedent cause; coronary arter…
Peter Robin, a 56-year-old man with a medical history of hypercholesterolaemia, hypertension, obesity, and depression, underwent elective dental surgery on 28 October 2015 to remove four wisdom te…
74y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction and ischaemic coronary artery disease, with the cont…
Arthur Farrell Sydney, a 74-year-old man with significant cardiovascular risk factors including prior myocardial infarction, triple bypass surgery, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, and vascular disease, died fr…
58y · Male·Ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
John Christopher Mayger, aged 58, died of ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease while in custody at Adelaide Pre-release Centre. He had a significant cardiac history including two previous myocardial infarctions with …
40y · Male·Acute hepatic and renal failure in the setting of postoperative haemorrhage foll…
A 40-year-old man with obesity, COPD, diabetes and hypertension died from acute hepatic and renal failure following postoperative haemorrhage after left radical nephre…
66y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis with emphysema as secondary cause
Harold James Carpenter, a 66-year-old prisoner with significant comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, emphysema, hepatitis C and possible malignancy, died from coronary atherosclerosis and emphysema. He presen…
79y · Male·myocardial infarction
A 79-year-old man with significant comorbidities (ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, peripheral vascular disease) was admitted to hospital with anorexia and weight loss. He developed acute confusion and delirium, initial…
77y · Male·shock due to bowel ischaemia following massive blood loss due to bleeding of the…
Anthony George Bennett, a 77-year-old man with significant comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, peripheral vascular disease, and end-stage kidney disease, died from shock due to bowel isc…
74y · Female·Cardiac arrest due to pulmonary embolism secondary to deep venous thrombosis
A 74-year-old woman presented to ED with left leg swelling and calf pain. She was triaged as category 4 and seen by a doctor after a 4-hour 24-minute delay due to staff shortages and access block. A D-Dimer test showed e…
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