441 results for “sudden cardiac death”
21y · Male·unascertained natural causes
…ed on 27 August. Despite thorough investigation including autopsy, toxicology, and radiology, the cause of death could not be ascertained. No external injuries, drugs, or alcohol were detected. The coroner concluded the…
64y · Male·Closed Head Injury
…struck his head on concrete flooring. CCTV footage captured the collapse, which appeared consistent with a sudden cardiac event. He sustained extensive head injuries including skull fractures and intracranial haemorrhage…
66y · Male·Undetermined - natural causes; likely sudden cardiac arrhythmia
…ar-old man with a long history of intellectual disability, epilepsy, brain injury, and remote stroke, died suddenly while using the toilet in residential care. He complained of neck soreness before the event. Despite com…
41y · Female·undetermined in a woman with schizophrenia
… on a Community Treatment Order. Despite comprehensive autopsy and toxicology investigations, the cause of death remained undetermined. The forensic pathologist noted that patients with schizophrenia have increased risk…
56y · Female·Cardiomegaly
…s and mild coronary artery disease—conditions commonly associated with her long-standing hypertension. The death was natural and sudden, likely a cardiac arrhythmia. No clinical errors were identified. The case highligh…
63y · Female·Unascertained (natural causes) - favoured mechanism sudden cardiac arrhythmia
… Autopsy revealed severe fatty liver disease, elevated heart weight, and foreign material in airways, with sudden cardiac arrhythmia being the likely mechanism. Toxicology showed therapeutic levels of psychiatric medicat…
60y · Female·Tachyarrhythmia and hyperkalaemia leading to sudden cardiac death in the setting…
…ctual disability living in supported accommodation, died from tachyarrhythmia and hyperkalaemia leading to sudden cardiac death in atrial fibrillation. She had been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation six months prior and…
47y · Male·cardiomyopathy in a 47 year old man with Down syndrome
…ed him preoperatively and the procedure was completed quickly without apparent complications. He suffered cardiac arrest shortly after the procedure and could not be resuscitated. Autopsy confirmed death from cardiomyop…
42y · Male·Sudden cardiac death in the context of schizophrenia
…Faulkner, a 42-year-old man with longstanding schizophrenia (formerly diagnosed as bipolar disorder), died suddenly on 23 September 2013 while an involuntary psychiatric patient at Cowdy Ward, Royal Darwin Hospital. He h…
83y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease complicated by atrial fibrillation, mitral valve regurgi…
…thur Campbell, aged 83, died from acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) while driving. He experienced sudden cardiac decompensation manifesting as dyspnoea, altered consciousness, cyanosis, and loss of motor control…
37y · Male·unascertained; likely sudden cardiac arrhythmia or snake bite
…ceased six days later next to his vehicle on a disused, heavily overgrown track. The coroner concluded his death was sudden, likely from either a sudden cardiac event (supported by autopsy findings of cardiomegaly and f…
32y · Male·Presumed cardiac arrhythmia with congenital coronary artery anomaly (absent righ…
Charles Smithers, a 32-year-old fit and active man, died suddenly in bed of presumed cardiac arrhythmia associated with a rare congenital coronary artery anomaly (absent …
57y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease in a man with chronic schizophrenia
…heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiomyopathy, died from acute myocardial infarction or fatal cardiac arrhythmia at a specialist disability accommodation facility. He reported chest symptoms (dyspnoea, palpi…
42y · Male·Cardiomegaly and myocardial bridging of the left anterior descending coronary ar…
Khaled Dib, a 42-year-old prisoner at Dawn De Loas Correctional Centre, collapsed suddenly while in his cell on 5 September 2019 and could not be revived. Post-mortem examination revealed cardiom…
10y · Male·Unascertained - sudden and unexpected death; evidence did not allow determinatio…
Ezekiel Howard, a 10-year-old boy, died suddenly in his sleep on 12 September 2011. His death remains unexplained despite extensive investigation. The co…
30y · Male·Methamphetamine toxicity in the setting of a stabbing
…dential address in Melton, Victoria. Autopsy revealed multiple stab wounds that were insufficient to cause death. Toxicological analysis showed significantly elevated methamphetamine levels (5.7 mg/L) in a context of ac…
14y · Female·unascertained natural causes – possibly encephalitis leading to seizure or sudde…
…alopathy and possible viral or autoimmune encephalitis, mild pneumonia, and HHV6 DNA. Genetic testing for cardiac channelopathies was negative. The coroner concluded the cause of death could not be ascertained but was n…
44y · Female·Unascertained, presumed sudden cardiac death
…s found unresponsive the following morning despite overnight observations. Autopsy revealed no structural cardiac abnormality, but toxicology showed therapeutic levels of antipsychotic drugs known to prolong QT interval…
54y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease
…ved. Autopsy confirmed significant coronary artery atherosclerosis and myocardial fibrosis consistent with sudden cardiac death. The coroner found no deficiencies in health or correctional care delivery that altered the …
32y · Male·sudden cardiac arrhythmia
Craig Catley, aged 32, died of sudden cardiac arrhythmia while in prison custody one day after discharge from Prince of Wales Hospital following…
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