15 results for “hypertensive cardiomegaly”
67y · Male·Hypertensive cardiomegaly and ischaemic heart disease
…on and persecutory delusions. Two days later, he was found in cardiac arrest and died. Autopsy revealed cardiomegaly and severe ischaemic heart disease. Toxicology showed therapeutic antipsychotic levels with no evidence…
64y · Male·hypertensive and valvular heart disease
A 64-year-old man died in custody from hypertensive and valvular heart disease. He had pre-existing cardiac disease diagnosed in 2008, including mild aorti…
60y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
…amazepine—many capable of causing drowsiness. She had significant comorbidities including hypertension, cardiomegaly, sleep apnoea, and chronic back pain. While the coroner could not definitively establish whether medica…
86y · Male·ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
An 86-year-old man died of ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease while serving a prison sentence. He had multiple comorbidities including atrial fibrillat…
58y · Male·Hypertensive and valvular heart disease
Kevin McCracken, 58, died of hypertensive and valvular heart disease following sudden cardiac collapse in a prison pre-release unit. He had compl…
82y · Male·Ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
…ass grafted), diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and dementia died suddenly in prison from ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease. The coroner found he received regular and appropriate medical care throughout his incarc…
70y · Male·Congestive cardiac failure in a man with ischaemic and hypertensive heart diseas…
…sability in supported residential care, died from congestive cardiac failure secondary to ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease. He was admitted to hospital with sepsis and acute kidney injury in May 2018, followed by…
60y · Male·Hypertensive heart disease with chronic fatty liver as other significant conditi…
David Duggan, a 60-year-old man with hypertensive heart disease and cardiomegaly, was admitted to Caloundra Hospital on 10 January 2007 for management of…
73y · Female·atherosclerotic and hypertensive coronary vascular disease
…em examination revealed significant undiagnosed cardiac disease including left ventricular hypertrophy, cardiomegaly, and coronary artery stenosis. However, the coroner accepted expert opinion from an interventional card…
84y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in the setting of pulmonary emphysema and hypertensive heart di…
Maxwell Howard, 84, died from bronchopneumonia in the setting of pulmonary emphysema and hypertensive heart disease while admitted to a mental health acute unit under a Temporary Treatment Order. He had mu…
54y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease secondary to coronary artery atherosclerosis and aneurys…
…in a prison bathroom. Autopsy revealed severe coronary artery atherosclerosis with dissecting aneurysm, cardiomegaly, and acute myocardial infarction. The coroner found his medical care during imprisonment was appropriat…
52y · Male·atherosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease
…d man with schizoaffective disorder managed on a Community Treatment Order, died of atherosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease. He had multiple modifiable cardiovascular risk factors including heavy smoking (≥2 packe…
44y · Male·Cardiomegaly
…, a 44-year-old Aboriginal man with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance abuse history, died from cardiomegaly (enlarged heart due to concentric ventricular hypertrophy) while an involuntary psychiatric inpatient. …
Unknown·Multiple: Olanzapine toxicity, pulmonary thromboembolism, asphyxiation on food, …
This inquest examined six sudden deaths of residents at 300 Hostel, Marrickville, between June 2009 and August 2010. All residents had schizophrenia on multiple antipsychotic medications and severe, untreated physical co…
46y · Male·Haemopericardium complicating aortic dissection
A 46-year-old man with untreated hypertension and smoking history presented to the ED with acute chest pain radiating to jaw and back. ECG showed changes initially interpreted as NSTEMI with troponin elevation. A cardiol…
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