Thomas Gibson, 40, could have been saved if his heart defect was not missed, a coroner finds.
BBC News, ManchesterA father-to-be who died on the day of his daughter's birth may have lived if a heart defect had not been missed, a coroner has found.
Coroner Christopher Morris concluded Mr Gibson died as a consequence of sudden cardiac death due to myocardial fibrosis.On the day Mr Gibson was due to become a father, his partner Rebecca Moss tried to rouse him as she prepared to go to hospital for an elective Caesarean. "Had this been appreciated Mr Gibson would have been admitted under the care of cardiologists, a series of investigations undertaken, which would probably have culminated in an implantable device, such as a pacemaker being fitted.Rebecca Moss gave birth to their daughter Harper on the day Mr Gibson died
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