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In 2016 a BBC report estimated that nearly one-third of people were given a wrong initial heart attack diagnosis. What’s more is the study said that doctors often miss heart attacks in women around 40% more often because they have an unconscious bias, expecting people having a heart attack to be both male and obese. These numbers are likely similar across many western countries, including in the United States. The American College of Cardiology (ACC) estimates that 1 in 4 women die because of heart disease, and two thirds of those women die suddenly, having no previous symptoms.
Research firm The Doctors Company has noted a 70 percent of the time the patient died when her heart condition was misdiagnosed, and 28 percent suffered myocardial infarction leading to heart muscle damage. Misdiagnosis can happen in the emergency room, but in 28 percent of cases it was the primary care physician who missed the diagnosis.
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Patients who have suffered malpractice or who have lost a loved one who suffered malpractice may be entitled to significant monetary compensation, both to cover medical expenses, some of which may have been avoided if the initial situation have been diagnosed correctly, and also punitive damages as well as compensation for lost wages; A competent personal injury attorney can often secure a verdict for multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars, or even millions of dollars, depending upon the reasoning of the malpractice case and the number of people involved, as well as the overall damage done.
Common symptoms of a heart attack can include chest pain or discomfort which can include a sensation of squeezing or pressure in the center of the chest as well as other discomforts in the upper body, including in the arms, back, neck, jaw, or stomach. Oftentimes those experiencing a heart attack may experience shortness of breath, lightheadedness, nausea, and excessive fatigue.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute suggest a handful of immediate treatment that can make a large difference if administered in a timely fashion, including aspirin being taken to prevent blood clotting, nitroglycerin being administered In order to reduce the workload that the heart is struggling under as well as improve blood flow, and oxygen therapy. The most effective follow-up treatments often include medicines to dissolve blood clots that may be blocking the coronary arteries usually administered within a few hours of the beginning of the heart attack, as well as non surgical procedures or percutaneous coronary intervention, in which a balloon attached to a catheter is threaded through the blood vessels and then inflated in order to restore.
The first step for anyone experiencing the symptoms of a heart attack must be to seek emergency medical help immediately. The sooner a heart attack is diagnosed, and diagnosed correctly, the better the overall likelihood for a positive recovery prognosis. Once medical professionals have attended to the individual having a heart attack, it is their responsibility to run the necessary tests in order to determine whether a heart attack has actually occurred.
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