13 results for “myocardial rupture”
46y · Male·Coronary artery atherosclerosis with plaque rupture and acute myocardial infarct…
A 46-year-old man died in custody at a remand centre from acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery atherosclerosis with plaque rupture. He had a significant family histo…
73y · Male·Consequences of myocardial infarction with coronary artery atherosclerotic disea…
Leonard Bartholomeusz, aged 73, died of myocardial rupture on 6 May 2013, six days after hip fracture surgery. He suffered a fall on 30 April 2013 followin…
68y · Female·Acute myocardial infarction and coronary artery atherosclerosis
…er than considering acute coronary syndrome. She deteriorated and suffered a cardiac arrest due to acute myocardial infarction with ventricular rupture. The autopsy revealed severe left anterior descending coronary arter…
83y · Female·haemopericardium due to ruptured acute myocardial infarction with underlying cor…
…d gastroenteritis. An ECG was performed as a routine process and clearly demonstrated acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), but this critical finding was missed by clinical staff. She was discharged with anti…
55y · Female·Cardiac tamponade due to haemopericardium due to acute ruptured myocardial infar…
…e having chest pain and ECG changes following the procedure. She died at home 16 hours later from cardiac rupture and tamponade. The coroner found the patient was discharged too soon; had she remained hospitalised, the …
22y · Female·Ruptured myocardium in motor cycle incident
A 22-year-old primary school teacher with no significant medical history died from a ruptured myocardium sustained during a low-speed off-road motorcycle accident on private property. Ms Saunders wa…
35y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to incessant ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia…
…inst medical advice before a sternal X-ray could be performed. He returned later that morning with acute myocardial infarction (likely caused by trauma-induced coronary artery injury or stress-related plaque rupture), re…
60y · Male·Haemorrhage complicating a left robotic upper mediastinal lymph node clearance i…
… for recurrent metastatic squamous cell carcinoma. The coroner found the fatal bleed was likely caused by rupture of a blood vessel compromised by previous high-dose radiotherapy to that region. The critical clinical le…
76y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (car vs. truck, driver) …
… truck travelling at 98 km/h. The collision caused extensive traumatic injuries (rib fractures, diaphragm rupture, liver laceration, aortic tear, pelvic fractures) that were immediately fatal. The truck driver was appro…
76y · Male·exsanguination secondary to pulmonary aortic fistula and thoracic aorta aneurysm…
…c problems including anaemia and poor oral intake. He died suddenly from massive haemorrhage secondary to rupture of his thoracic aorta into the adjacent lung (pulmonary aortic fistula). Key clinical lessons include the…
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…
74y · Female·haemothorax secondary to dissecting thoracic aorta
… was assessed by an emergency medicine registrar with 10 weeks' experience (Dr S.), who worked through a myocardial infarction pathway and discharged her with musculoskeletal pain diagnosis after normal troponins. She wa…
81y · Female·Cardiac tamponade secondary to dissection of ascending aorta
…admitted under cardiology with suspected NSTEMI, and died from cardiac tamponade due to aortic dissection rupture while awaiting CTPA. The coroner found that aortic dissection was likely considered but discounted based …
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