A mum who was diagnosed with a heart problem after feeling breathless died days after long-awaited surgery to fix the problem. Carlene Kershaw's operation was delayed on several occasions before finally taking place in June 2021.
The outcome of the procedure on the 40-year-old appeared positive at first but her condition quickly deteriorated. At an inquest on Wednesday, coroner Lydia Brown said the 40-year-old's death was an “awful outcome” after a number of complications arose following the four hour surgery.
Carlene, who had worked as a probation officer for the majority of her career, had first reported breathlessness in August 2019 and later began suffering vomiting, headaches and a tight chest. She would not undergo heart surgery until nearly two years later.
