205 results for “sudden cardiac death risk”
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…
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…
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…
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·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…
58y · Male·Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
William Mallie, a 58-year-old Torres Strait Islander man, died of sudden cardiac arrest while receiving haemodialysis in prison. He had end-stage renal disease, long-standing poor…
69y · Male·Ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
Wilhelm Mueller, a 69-year-old prisoner at Middleton Prison, died suddenly from ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease. Autopsy revealed critical coronary artery stenosis (>75%)…
62y · Male·cardiac arrest complicating psychotic episode
Michael Adams, aged 62 with chronic treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died from cardiac arrest complicating psychotic episode at a supported residential facility. During escalating psychotic be…
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…
63y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and aortic stenosis
… Leonard Colyer, a 63-year-old man with intellectual disability living in supported residential care, died suddenly from ischaemic heart disease and aortic stenosis while visiting his sister. He had known aortic stenosis…
41y · Male·Myocardial infarction secondary to coronary atherosclerosis, resulting in sudden…
A 41-year-old man with multiple cardiac risk factors (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, obstructive sleep apnoea, family history) presented …
31y · Male·Coronary artery disease in a man using synthetic cannabinoids
A 31-year-old man with pre-existing coronary artery disease and supraventricular tachycardia died suddenly after smoking synthetic cannabinoids (Cumyl-PeGACLONE) and drinking alcohol at home. He was found unresp…
34y · Male·cardiorespiratory arrest during struggle and restraint in a man with methylamphe…
…citation without success. The coroner found restraint did not cause asphyxiation and force was reasonable. Death resulted from cardiac arrhythmia triggered by extreme physical exertion during struggle combined with meth…
46y · Male·Coronary artery atherosclerosis with plaque rupture and acute myocardial infarct…
…rction due to coronary artery atherosclerosis with plaque rupture. He had a significant family history of cardiac disease but no prior formal cardiac diagnosis. He was last observed alive the evening before and found un…
42y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy; cardiac arrest; cardiomegaly
…2-year-old man with schizophrenia died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest at a mental health community care unit. He had been admitted voluntarily for alcohol rehabilitatio…
70y · Male·Undetermined, but sudden cardiac death cannot be excluded
…nary artery bypass graft surgery, was found deceased at his home after approximately 6 weeks. The cause of death could not be determined due to advanced decomposition, but the forensic pathologist could not exclude sudd…
39y · Female·Sudden cardiac arrhythmia following the administration of Kambo frog toxin
Natasha Lechner, a 39-year-old woman with chronic pain from degenerative disc disease, died from sudden cardiac arrhythmia triggered by Kambo frog toxin administration during a ceremony. She had completed Kambo…
25y · Male·Cardiomegaly
…uditory hallucinations, and suicidal ideation), died in custody at Port Phillip Prison from cardiomegaly (cardiac enlargement). He was found unresponsive in his cell on 12 September 2016 and could not be resuscitated. C…
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