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One of the most common, yet serious, conditions that emergency room doctors face on a regular basis is when patients present with sudden onset of chest pain. Sometimes, chest pain can be caused by innocent, non-threatening conditions such as muscle pain or indigestion, but other times they can represent a clear warning sign of a… read more
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People who come to the emergency room with sudden onset of chest pain may have a life- threatening condition and, therefore, it is important that emergency room doctors and nurses have a full understanding how to investigate or “work up” chest pain. If it is suspected that the chest pain may indicate an acute heart… read more
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A young school teacher from Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, suffered a cardiac arrest and brain damage during a procedure at a Pittsburgh hospital to insert a cardiac defibrillator and pacemaker. A lawsuit filed in Allegheny County claimed that the nurses did not monitor the patient properly during the procedure and should have noticed that her heart was… read more
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An elderly man from Erie died of a cardiac arrest barely an hour after being discharged from the hospital following prostate surgery. Before he was discharged, the man’s medical condition was not normal, i.e., he had low blood pressure, dizziness, poor color and was feeling faint. We filed a medical malpractice claim against the doctor… read more
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A 68-year-old man died as a result of an abnormal heart rhythm that showed up on the recovery after he had surgery on his carotid artery. Unfortunately, no one noticed the abnormal rhythm. If it had been discovered, this patient could have had a pacemaker placed to prevent the fatal events of the following day…. read more
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A middle-aged man from Pittsburgh suffered a heart attack a few months after visiting his doctor and being given a “clean bill of health.” It turns out that the doctor failed to discover that this man had an abnormal EKG with evidence of blocked coronary arteries. (The medical term is “coronary atherosclerosis”) If the blocked… read more
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A legal secretary from Pittsburgh was undergoing a minor procedure on her nose at a local Pittsburgh hospital. Shortly after the procedure, she had a cardiac arrest. Fortunately, she did not suffer any permanent heart damage, but she was off work for a matter of months. Our attorneys filed a medical malpractice action against the… read more
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An elderly man from Pittsburgh died as a result of endocarditis, which developed following the placement of a St. Jude aortic valve. Patients with aortic valves are prone to develop endocarditis. We filed a claim against the physicians on the ground that they should have discovered the endocarditis much sooner when it could have been… read more
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A retired school teacher from Connellsville died from complications related to an abnormal heart valve. Prior to his death, he had undergone an echocardiogram and other tests, which showed that there were problems with the valve, but his doctor failed to notice this and referred him for surgery to correct the valve. We obtained a very… read more
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A middle-aged man from the North Hills was in the hospital where he passed out on a few occasions. The doctors failed to discover that the reason he was passing out was due to an abnormal heart rhythm. They should have discovered that and placed a pacemaker, but that did not happen. Tragically, a few… read more
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