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Failure to Diagnose Heart Attacks Lawyers

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As medical research advances and new drugs such as 'clot busting' thrombolytic drugs become available, heart attacks-or myocardial infarctions-are more survivable and treatable than ever before.

However, for heart attacks to be treated and resulting damage to the heart halted or reversed, the heart attack must first be correctly diagnosed. Unfortunately, in many cases, doctors and other medical professionals fail to recognize the symptoms and incorrectly diagnose the symptoms of a heart attack as something else. In many of these cases, the patients suffer permanent damage, and even death, as a result of undiagnosed heart attacks.

Some of the most common symptoms of heart attack include:

  • Chest pain or other discomfort. This can feel like pressure, squeezing, fullness, or pain in the center of the chest.
  • Other upper body discomfort. Many heart attack victims suffer pain or other discomfort in one or both arms, the back, jaw, neck, and/or stomach.
  • Shortness of breath. Many patients experience shortness of breath during a heart attack, either accompanying chest pain, or alone.
  • Nausea. Many people, particularly women and the elderly, experience feelings of nausea during a heart attack.
  • Lightheadedness, which may include fainting.
  • Breaking into a cold sweat.

The first step for anyone experiencing these or other symptoms of a heart attack is to seek emergency medical help immediately. The sooner a heart attack is diagnosed, the better the prognosis for recovery.

Once help has been summoned, it is the responsibility of the medical professionals to run the necessary tests to determine whether a heart attack has occurred.

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If you or a loved one suffered from a heart attack that was misdiagnosed by your doctor please call or email us today to schedule your free initial consultation. We'll review your failure to diagnose heart attack malpractice claim and help you determine how to best proceed. We represent medical malpractice victims in Colorado, Wyoming and throughout the Rocky Mountain Region.

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