Failure to Diagnose or Treat Heart Disease

According to the American Heart Association, coronary artery disease is America's number one killer with stroke close behind at number 3. Therefore, it is not surprising that malpractice lawyers often see victims of negligence in the realm of care related to heart disease. An improper diagnosis or a failure to perform a proper work up in a cardiac case can have devastating consequences. Attorneys Kampinski and Schneider have the experience necessary to successfully navigate through the technicalities of cardiac cases. Below are samples of successes obtained by Attorneys Kampinski and Schneider in the realm of Failure to Diagnose or Treat Heart Disease...

$ 16 million + in total recovery including a $ 9.53 million verdict: Numerous errors occurred during a patient's heart valve surgery including placement of an incorrect heart valve.

$ 10 million settlement: a 46 year old executive died of a heart complication while receiving chemotherapy.

$ 3 million verdict: A hospital was found liable after surgeons mistakenly burned a hole in the artery of a 69 year old patient undergoing a triple bypass heart surgery causing her death.

$ 1 million settlement: A hospital and doctors were liable for failing to provide an adequate work up for a patient who presented with cardiac symptoms. He was released primarily because of his young age despite a strong family history. He subsequently died.

$ 1 million settlement: Policy limits were paid after a patient died due to failure to diagnose her pulmonary embolism.

$ 585,000 settlement: A 32 year old patient presented to two different emergency rooms with cardiac symptoms and diagnosed both times with musculoskeletal disease. Two weeks later, he suffered a fatal heart attack. Had his cardiac condition been properly diagnosed, it could have been surgically repaired.

$ 501,200 verdict: Liability against a hospital, the treating physician and a pacemaker manufacturer following placement of a defective pacemaker and the hospital's failure to diagnose and treat the decedent's coronary artery disease.

$ 500,000 settlement: A hospital and physicians failed to timely diagnose the patient's aortic dissection.

$ 500,000 settlement: A patient died following administration of inappropriate sedatives during placement of a pacemaker.

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Ohio Failure to Diagnose Heart Disease Attorneys