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Medical Malpractice Attorneys
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Failure to Diagnose Heart Attacks
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the number of people dying from medical malpractice each year in the United States is growing. Medical malpractice deaths have become the third leading cause of death in the United States according to JAMA, after heart disease and cancer. Malpractice occurs frequently and patients are treated inadequately, especially in our nation's hospitals and emergency rooms.
Every year in the United States, 7 million people go to hospital emergency rooms complaining of chest pain or other symptoms that suggest they might be having a heart attack. A missed heart attack diagnosis typically garners the highest malpractice payout among all medical malpractice cases.
The statistics surrounding heart disease and heart attacks in the U.S. are startling. A heart attack occurs about every 20 seconds, and deaths from heart attacks occur approximately once a minute. Almost 14 million Americans have a history of heart attack or angina (chest pain or discomfort that occurs when your heart muscle does not get enough blood).
Warning signs of a heart attack include:
- Shortness of breath, often occurring at the same time as chest pain but can occur before chest pain, also
- Chest discomfort/pain (squeezing, pressure, or fullness)
- Discomfort in other areas of the upper body (one or both arms, back, neck, jaw or stomach)
- Cold sweat, nausea, light-headedness
If you have suffered a heart attack and were not properly diagnosed or were diagnosed late by your medical professional, you may have a valid legal claim against the parties/facilities who treated you. The experienced medical malpractice attorneys at Silberstein, Awad & Miklos in New York will work hard to get you the monetary compensation you deserve.
Heart disease is the number one killer in the nation, and failure to diagnose a heart attack is the number one medical malpractice mistake in our country. Being aware of the warning signs and what diagnostic options should be made available to you in the hospital may just help save your life.
If you or a loved one has been the victim of medical malpractice in Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan or Long Island, New York, please contact the medical malpractice attorneys at Silberstein Awad & Miklos today to schedule your free consultation.
