Misdiagnosis of heart attack (myocardial infarction) remains a common problem in medicine. When quickly and correctly identified, patient outcomes are frequently good: folks get the
A new Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association is intended to be a scientific “wake-up call” for those who diagnose and treat women with cardiovascular disease.
A recent study suggests that a new high-sensitivity test for heart attacks will allow for results in only one hour.
Medical negligence and wrongful death cases involving a delay in diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease often present a common fact pattern. This article outlines the standard of care in diagnosing cardiac disease and how it often fails to avoid poor outcomes. It also discusses the handling of legal claims from misdiagnosis of cardiac disease. Changes occurring after 1998 place much greater emphasis on using cardiac enzymes to rule out cardiac explanations for chest pain symptoms.
A transient ischemic attack (called a TIA) can lead to increased risk of future strokes. A TIA is sometimes called a “mini-stroke,” and often is transient
Bariatric surgery may help obese patient reduce their risk of serious heart problems
The Canadian Medical Association recently published an online tool to help you predict your risk of heart disease
The results of new research indicate that patients who undergo a type of cardiac surgery in the afternoon have fewer complications than those who have surgery in the morning.
Thousands of women in the U.S. with cardiac conditions are misdiagnosed and undertreated every year.
Cardiac enzyme testing is currently relied on to help rule out a cardiac explanation for symptoms that may represent acute cardiac syndrome. This article is a sequel to “A Fatal Standard of Care for Heart Attack Victims?”
