23 results for “myocardial infarction (remote)”
24y · Male·heart failure resulting from severe coronary artery disease with prior myocardia…
…eart failure while heavily intoxicated on city streets. He had severe coronary artery disease with prior myocardial infarction but had never received necessary angioplasty. Police encountered him multiple times during th…
67y · Male·coronary artery atheroma against a background of diabetes mellitus
… without success. Autopsy revealed significant coronary artery atherosclerosis with evidence of previous myocardial infarction and an enlarged heart. The coroner concluded death was due to acute coronary event rather tha…
69y · Male·Ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
…t disease. Autopsy revealed critical coronary artery stenosis (>75%) with cardiac hypertrophy and remote myocardial scarring, consistent with sudden cardiac death from arrhythmia. The deceased had multiple cardiac risk f…
52y · Female·unascertained - likely combination of underlying natural disease (myocardial inf…
…poxic brain injury. The medical cause of death remains unascertained, though underlying cardiac disease (myocardial infarction, myocarditis) combined with physiological stress from the altercation created a strong possib…
Male·out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and…
…ension, dyslipidaemia, and was a smoker. In October 2021, prison doctors identified evidence of previous myocardial infarction on ECG and referred him for an exercise stress test. The appointment scheduled for February 2…
39y · Male·acute myocardial ischaemia, coronary artery thrombosis and coronary artery ather…
Jeremy Tunkin, an Aboriginal man with severe hearing loss, died of acute myocardial infarction while in prison custody. On 6 August 2017, he presented to the medical clinic with what priso…
83y · Male·Drowning in a man with ischaemic heart disease
…er could not definitively determine the precipitating cause of capsizing but noted that a cardiac event (myocardial infarction) or hypoglycaemia (he had Type 1 diabetes and his wife noted he made unusual decisions with l…
72y · Male·Unable to be determined
Alexander Stetz, a 72-year-old man with significant dementia, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and prior stroke, disappeared on 14 July 2014 from a remote property in Sackville, NSW while under the care of his long…
57y · Male·large volume ischaemic infarct (stroke)
Stephen John French, a 57-year-old with prior stroke (2002) and myocardial infarction (2009), presented with headache, visual disturbance and gait difficulty in May 2013. Imaging …
77y · Female·combined effects of ischaemic heart disease and calcific aortic valve sclerosis
…ischarged, collapsed again on 4 January, and was admitted to North West Regional Hospital with confirmed myocardial infarction and severe ischaemic changes. She developed atrial fibrillation, arrested and died. The coron…
75y · Male·Ischaemic Heart Disease and Cardiomegaly
Robert Conkie Gray, a 75-year-old man with significant cardiac disease (ischaemic heart disease, cardiomegaly, triple vessel coronary atherosclerosis with right coronary artery thrombosis), died suddenly on a psychiatric…
49y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction complicating prosthetic valve thrombosis in a man wi…
Joshua Paul Coates, aged 49, died from acute myocardial infarction complicating prosthetic valve thrombosis following mechanical aortic valve replacement. Post-…
63y · Male·Atherosclerotic Heart Disease
…gh a registered nurse appropriately triaged him as ATS 2 (high priority) and obtained ECGs showing acute myocardial infarction within 15 minutes, she prioritised completing documentation before contacting medical practit…
45y · Male·atherosclerotic heart disease
Lex Gregory Maher, a 45-year-old Aboriginal man imprisoned at Greenough Regional Prison, died of atherosclerotic heart disease while playing basketball. He had abnormal ECGs detected in March and May 2022 and was appropr…
Male·acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery disease (all four); specific …
…fied as such. Key failures included: failure to obtain or act on previous abnormal ECGs indicating prior myocardial infarction; inadequate risk factor assessment (particularly diabetes, smoking, hypertension, family hist…
24y · Male·Coronary artery thrombosis secondary to coronary atherosclerosis
A 24-year-old Aboriginal man collapsed during football in extreme heat and presented to a rural clinic with dizziness, chest pain, shortness of breath and sweating. The nurse diagnosed dehydration and administered IV flu…
59y · Male·Disseminated carcinoma on a background of emphysema
Robert Fullerton, a 59-year-old Aboriginal man from Palm Island, died from disseminated carcinoma while remanded in custody at Townsville Correctional Centre. He presented with abdominal pain on 5 December 2018, was diag…
65y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease on a background of hypertension
John Kennedy, 65, died from ischaemic heart disease with hypertension on 16 April 2020 after a 24-minute delay in ambulance dispatch. He called triple zero at 00:19 with severe chest pain and difficulty breathing (Priori…
37y · Male·Complications due to atherosclerotic heart disease and dyslipidaemia
Glen Dooley, a 37-year-old Aboriginal man, died of atherosclerotic heart disease and dyslipidaemia while in custody at Darwin Correctional Centre. His death was avoidable. He had abnormal ECGs in 2019 and 2022 that were …
35y · Female·coronary artery dissection
Fiona Selby-Fullgrabe, 35, presented to Wallaroo Hospital with chest pain, arm weakness, and diaphoresis. Ambulance noted elevated troponin (121) and activated the chest pain protocol. However, Dr M. discharged her after…
AI-generated summary and tagging — may contain inaccuracies; refer to original finding for legal purposes. Report an inaccuracy.