Helping Clients After Undiagnosed Heart Attacks
Despite the common nature of heart disease, physicians still fail to diagnose heart attacks. This happens in emergency rooms, medical clinics or even to patients who are already in the hospital. When heart attacks go untreated, the damage to the heart and other systems can be significant and lasting. And people die every year because there was a failure to diagnose their chest pains or there was a misdiagnosis.
Attorneys Who Develop Strong Cases
At the St. Louis, Missouri law firm of Meyerkord, Rineberg & Graham, LLC, we help people who have been injured because of a failure to diagnose a heart attack. We also represent people who lost a loved one because of this type of medical negligence. Our attorneys are thorough and diligent investigators who have an extensive network of cardiologists and emergency medicine physicians to consult with in leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to build strong cases for clients.
To speak with an attorney about your case, contact us at 888-463-5519 or complete our intake form to schedule a free initial consultation. Let us begin pursuing the responsible parties after a failure to diagnose a heart attack.
How Does This Happen?
A misdiagnosed heart attack is most likely to occur in an emergency room. It can also occur in primary care clinics and other doctors' offices. The symptoms of chest pain, neck pain, nausea, and left arm numbness are most frequently misdiagnosed as anxiety or a muscle pull. Some patients return to the medical facility because the symptoms do not go away. The less fortunate patients die or suffer severe symptoms that are finally recognized as a heart attack.
Why Does This Happen?
Many cases involve people who are not statistically likely to suffer heart attacks. They are younger and often seemingly healthy. Older women are also frequently misdiagnosed. Even people with known risk factors — obesity or smoking — can be misdiagnosed if they are younger than the typical heart attack victim. The result of this failure to diagnose may be significant heart damage or wrongful death.
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If you or a loved one has suffered the consequences of an undiagnosed heart attack, contact our St. Louis lawyers to schedule a free initial consultation. Call us at 888-463-5519 or complete our intake form to find out if we can help you obtain compensation.
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