Medical Liability Consultants, Inc. Glossary Medical Malpractice

Heart Attack Misdiagnosis Every year in the United States, 1.1 million people suffer from heart attacks and approximately 460,000 of those attacks result in permanent injury or death. While many heart attack patients receive proper treatment and are able to avoid serious heart damage, too many people become victims of heart attack misdiagnosis and are deprived of the opportunity to fully recover. A heart attack is one of the top five injuries associated with medical malpractice and the condition is frequently misdiagnosed. Even if an individual survives the heart attack, future treatments may not reverse heart damage or other injuries such as paralysis or brain damage that resulted from a misdiagnosis. Why does heart attack misdiagnosis occur? Because the symptoms and warning signs of a heart attack are similar to many other medical problems, the condition often goes unnoticed or misdiagnosed . Some signs and symptoms of a heart attack can be confused with symptoms of other conditions such as: Angina Bronchitis Anxiety attack Heartburn Gallstones Esophagitis

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