Cleveland Heart Attack Malpractice Attorney
Ohio Cardiovascular Disease Lawyer
Compensation in Cases of Heart Attack Malpractice
If you arrive at the hospital with the classic symptoms of a heart attack — chest pain, jaw or arm pain, sweating and dizziness — doctors should assume you are having a heart attack. Too often, doctors assume that the symptoms are caused by indigestion or another less-serious problem. Patients are sent home, where they sometimes suffer a massive heart attack.
Misdiagnosis and Heart Attack Malpractice
Were your heart attack symptoms misdiagnosed at a clinic or emergency room? Did a member of your family die because a doctor made the wrong decision? The attorneys of Mishkind Law Firm Co., L.P.A., in Cleveland, represent people whose cardiac symptoms were misdiagnosed or mistreated. We have achieved positive results for clients in heart attack malpractice claims.
In some cases, doctors decide to take a wait-and-see approach to heart disease symptoms, but end up waiting too long. If thrombolytics, clot-busting drugs, are administered in time, they can sometimes break up an arterial blockage and minimize the extent of damage to heart tissue. The drugs must be administered within a few hours of the heart attack to be effective. A misdiagnosis can prevent a patient from receiving this treatment. Surgical intervention can also save the life of a heart attack patient. A misdiagnosis means a patient is denied these potentially life-saving options.
Contact a Cleveland Heart Attack Malpractice Lawyer
Our lawyers have the medical and legal knowledge required to assess your circumstances and tell you whether you have a medical malpractice case. To arrange a free initial consultation, contact our Cleveland office by e-mail, call 216-298-1146 or toll free 866-558-0231.
