62y · Female·ventricular fibrillation associated with congestive cardiomyopathy
…tion (psychosis, confusion, paranoia) secondary to anxiety following cardiomyopathy diagnosis died from ventricular fibrillation associated with congestive cardiomyopathy. She collapsed at the Adelaide Clinic on 5 Febru…
40y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to left ventricular hypertrophy and coronary artery …
A 40-year-old Aboriginal man with longstanding rheumatic heart disease, left ventricular hypertrophy, and coronary artery atherosclerosis died from acute myocardial infarction complicated by v…
30y · Male·Acute cardiac failure in association with severe ischaemic heart disease seconda…
…ipitated by heavy smoking (60 cigarettes/day). He remained asymptomatic and collapsed on 21 August from ventricular fibrillation. Expert evidence found medical care was exemplary with appropriate investigations undertak…
62y · Male·fatal cardiac arrhythmia secondary to end-stage ischaemic cardiomyopathy
…plicated management. Death was from natural causes due to end-stage ischaemic cardiomyopathy with fatal ventricular arrhythmia.
82y · Male·Complications of atherosclerotic heart disease with atrial fibrillation in a man…
…e was an 82-year-old man with Alzheimer's dementia, a history of coronary artery bypass surgery, atrial fibrillation, and alcohol dependence who lived independently until June 2012, when he was admitted to Austin Hospita…
35y · Male·atherosclerotic heart disease with methylamphetamine effect in a man under physi…
…induced cardiac arrhythmia as the cause, superimposed on pre-existing coronary artery disease and known ventricular fibrillation risk. The deceased was non-compliant with cardiac medications and continued illicit drug u…
43y · Female·cardiac arrhythmia (unascertained), probably fatal cardiac dysrhythmia
…collapsed at home and was found in cardiac arrest after 20-25 minutes. Ambulance arrived and recognised ventricular fibrillation but failed to defibrillate for approximately 20 minutes, despite protocol indicating it wa…
29y · Male·Hypoxia as a result of cardiac arrest (ventricular fibrillation) from unknown ca…
David Thomas, 29, collapsed from ventricular fibrillation while exercising at a Melbourne fitness centre on 3 October 2007 and died from hypoxic bra…
63y · Female·Natural causes unascertained; probable aspiration pneumonia with large pericardi…
…palliative care. She had been admitted to hospital on 6 November 2024 with aspiration pneumonia, atrial fibrillation, and ventricular tachycardia, then discharged with hospital-in-the-home follow-up. Her condition deteri…
73y · Female·atherosclerotic and hypertensive coronary vascular disease
Ms Wallace, a 73-year-old woman with hypertension and other comorbidities, developed atrial fibrillation during orthopaedic surgery for a fibula fracture. She was discharged on flecainide 50mg daily, metoprol…
27y · Female·Cardiac arrhythmia (first confirmed as ventricular fibrillation) of unascertaine…
A 27-year-old Aboriginal woman suffered sudden cardiac arrhythmia (ventricular fibrillation) immediately after recording video evidence of a suspected breach of her protective appreh…
78y · Male·Ischemic heart disease
…te cardiac event. He collapsed twice in the police station foyer; his second collapse occurred while in ventricular fibrillation. Critical delays occurred: CPR commenced only 5 minutes 49 seconds after collapse, and an …
22y · Female·ventricular fibrillation resulting from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy when her imp…
22-year-old woman with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy died from ventricular fibrillation when her implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) failed to terminate the arrhythmia d…
41y · Male·Myocardial infarction secondary to coronary atherosclerosis, resulting in sudden…
… antiplatelet therapy, statin, and ACE inhibitor. Four days later he suffered sudden cardiac death from ventricular fibrillation. Autopsy revealed severe multi-vessel coronary artery disease not detected on angiography,…
22y · Female·Ruptured myocardium in motor cycle incident
…s or CPR. The mechanism was either commotio cordis (sudden cardiac death from chest wall impact causing ventricular fibrillation) or direct myocardial rupture from impact. Clinical lesson: blunt chest trauma in young pe…
67y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
A 67-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation underwent arthrotomy for septic arthritis of the knee. He developed post-operative delirium attributed …
6y · Male·cardiopulmonary arrest on a background of earlier cardiac arrests and resuscitat…
…laide plan, and inefficient multidisciplinary coordination; (2) the importance of rapid confirmation of ventricular fibrillation and immediate escalation to transfer planning; and (3) the need for clear interstate retri…
86y · Male·Cardiovascular disease in a man with subdural haemorrhage (in keeping with a fal…
…an 85-year-old man with significant cardiovascular history (prior myocardial infarction, stroke, atrial fibrillation) on anticoagulation, collapsed in his prison cell on 4 April 2008. He sustained a subdural haematoma re…
63y · Female·Haemopericardium (pericardial tamponade) caused by perforation of the right vent…
Jane Oosterloo, 63, died from haemopericardium (pericardial tamponade) caused by right ventricular perforation during ultrasound-guided transthoracic pericardiocentesis. She presented with influenza B c…
30y · Male·mixed butane, isobutane and propane toxicity
Justin Lee Gibson, a 30-year-old Indigenous man on home detention bail, died from inhalation of butane/propane causing fatal cardiac arrhythmia. He had a documented history of substance abuse (alcohol, cannabis, and buta…
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