6 results for “left heart catheterisation”
<1y · Male·Scimitar syndrome
An 11-week-old term infant (Baby JDU) died from Scimitar syndrome, a rare congenital heart and lung disorder with bilateral complications including pulmonary hypoplasia, venous obstruction, and sev…
55y · Female·Cardiac tamponade due to haemopericardium due to acute ruptured myocardial infar…
A 55-year-old woman with extensive coronary artery disease presented for elective stent placement to her left anterior descending artery. During the procedure, a small diagonal branch vessel was occluded—a recognised …
72y · Female·acute on chronic renal failure due to sepsis and chronic left leg cellulitis
Kerrie Dawn Grant, a 72-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities including pulmonary hypertension, cardiac failure, COPD, and myelofibrosis, had a well-documented history of recurrent falls with prolonged periods unabl…
<1y · Male·meconium aspiration syndrome complicated by persistent pulmonary hypertension
…ure to respond to mother's request for induction at term+6 days; (2) failure to investigate elevated fetal heart rate of 160 bpm at last antenatal visit; (3) failure to intubate before suctioning meconium—non-intubated …
49y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction complicating prosthetic valve thrombosis in a man wi…
…tic valve replacement. Post-mortem examination revealed a large blood clot obstructing his aortic graft and left ventricular outflow tract. Critical clinical lessons emerged: Mr Coates' INR levels (1.6–2.0) fell below th…
<1y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy resulting from asphyxiation due to co-sleeping …
Nathaniel West, an 8-day-old Aboriginal newborn, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following accidental asphyxiation due to co-sleeping (bed-sharing) with his mother at Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital on 4 May 2006…
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