Sad news footballer dies of natural causes after pitch col…..

On January 13, 2018, Mitchell Joseph, a player for St Joseph’s FC in the Swansea Senior Football League, went into cardiac arrest and passed out on the field.
A day later, the 33-year-old passed away at Morriston Hospital.
In 2017, Mr. Joseph underwent heart surgery, and his treatment was deemed satisfactory overall.

Assistant coroner Aled Gruffydd, however, said that a mistake in scheduling led to a breakdown in his post-operative treatment.

The goal of the appointment system’s upgrades, according to Swansea Bay University Health Board, is “to reduce the risk of future deaths.”

At the inquest, it was revealed that Mr. Joseph had a cardiac murmur in 2012.
In May 2017, he underwent heart valve surgery, and his recovery from the procedure was called “remarkable”.

Mr. Gruffydd stated that Mr. Joseph’s ability to cycle for charity from Paris to Swansea in August 2017 demonstrated this high quality.

However, upon Mr. Joseph’s hospital appointment in November 2017, he was instructed to come back in two weeks.

He was released from the military after failing to show up for the follow-up appointment as he never received a letter verifying this.

The missing visit, Mr. Gruffydd told the inquest, may have provided an opportunity for a more “in depth” conversation with the doctor on his medication and exercise regimen.

Although he said it was unclear if the appointment system error would have prevented Mr. Joseph’s death, he decided that it was a “failing.”

“No human culpability added to the cause of death,” he stated, adding that Mr. Joseph passed away from natural causes after suffering a heart attack and brain damage from a protracted oxygen shortage.

According to the inquest, Mr. Joseph had a “slow-acting” cardiac disease and did not exhibit any symptoms.

However, when symptoms do appear, they might do so fast, according to Mr. Pankaj Kumar, a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at Swansea Bay University Health Board who performed the procedure.

The issue “could have worsened over time,” he continued, so Mr. Joseph “made a pragmatic and sensible decision” to proceed with surgery rather than taking medication.

“Ultimately it wasn’t the decision to have surgery which ended Mitchell’s life,” he stated.

Following his surgery, the inquest was informed that Mr. Joseph was prescribed a starting dose of warfarin for three months, which is medication that helps prevent blood clots.

Although a 12-month prescription was the “optimal” length of time for the medicine, according to Mr. Gruffydd, “all clinical witnesses agree three months was an appropriate timescale” and a “prolonged period may have done more harm than good.”