Causing nearly 600,000 deaths a year, heart disease is the leading cause of death in this country. Unfortunately, the problem is often made worse by doctors and other medical professionals who don’t identify the signs and symptoms in some patients as heart related.
Medical malpractice lawyers see the same practice mistakes leading to cardiac injury time and again. These include:
- Misdiagnosis or late diagnosis, especially in younger patients. Doctors are often reluctant to take heart disease warning signs seriously because they think the patient is too young to have a heart attack.
- Surgical error. All surgeries come with risks, but the chance for medical malpractice makes them even more dangerous. For example, using a cardiopulmonary bypass machine for too long during heart surgery can result in complications for the heart, lungs, kidneys and brain.
- Medication errors. Errors with medication can occur during prescribing, transcribing, dispensing, administering or monitoring your medication. There is a lot of room for human error in getting the correct medication for your cardiac health issues.
Medical malpractice lawyer Stuart L. Plotnick is committed to making negligent doctors acknowledge and pay for their mistakes. When you are concerned about your heart health, you want to know that a doctor is providing good medical care and not endangering your life with substandard practices.
If you or a loved one has suffered cardiac complications because your doctor has been negligent in your care, please contact the Law Offices of Stuart L. Plotnick for your free consultation with an experienced Maryland medical malpractice lawyer.