Misdiagnose & Failure to Diagnose Heart Attack Symptoms in Kentucky
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When Doctors Make Medical Mistakes, Turn to a Northern Kentucky Medical Malpractice Attorney
Although doctors and cardiologists have been trained to identify heart attack symptoms, not all of them recognize the symptoms of heart attacks in every case they see. When this happens, they may misdiagnose or fail to diagnose a heart attack in Kentucky.
When a Doctor Misdiagnoses or Fails to Diagnose a Heart Attack
Sometimes a person may have suffered because a doctor failed to diagnose a heart attack. When this misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose affects your quality of life or causes your loved ones to suffer as a result, you may wonder why a doctor couldn’t have prevented the suffering from occurring. If a doctor could have properly diagnosed or treated heart attack symptoms, you may not be injured or your loved one may still be with you.
Some Common Reasons Doctors Fail to Diagnose Heart Attacks:
- Young Age – When a younger male has heart attack symptoms, many doctors misdiagnose or dismiss the symptoms because it is not common for younger males to suffer from heart attacks.
- Female Patient – When a woman presents symptoms of a heart attack, many doctors may misdiagnose or fail to diagnose it as a heart attack because heart attacks aren’t as common in women as they are in men.
- Atypical Symptoms – Some patients experience typical heart attack symptoms, such as chest and arm pain; however, not all patients suffer the same symptoms. When people experience atypical symptoms, like dizziness or weakness, those symptoms are usually dismissed or misdiagnosed as something else.
When doctors fail to recognize potential heart attack symptoms in a patient, the patient may not receive the critical care that is necessary to save his or her life. Because a doctor may feel like someone does not fit the general profile of a heart attack patient or the symptoms are atypical, a doctor may not conduct the necessary tests.
If you have been injured by a heart attack misdiagnosis in Northern Kentucky or Ohio, or if you have lost a loved one because a doctor failed to diagnose a heart attack, please call a Northern Kentucky and Ohio medical malpractice attorney at the Law Office of Hendy Johnson Vaughn Emery today at (888) 606-5297 for a free consultation with an experienced lawyer. You may be entitled to damages for your medical bills, lost income, rehabilitation expenses, and instances of pain and suffering.
Contact the Louisville Medical Malpractice Law Firm of Hendy Johnson Vaughn Emery for Help Today
For more information, don’t hesitate to contact Hendy Johnson Vaughn Emery to schedule a free consultation with a medical malpractice lawyer in Louisville today. We have two convenient locations in Louisville and Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.
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Hendy Johnson Vaughn Emery – Louisville, KY Office
600 W Main St Ste 100
Louisville, KY, 40202
(502) 540-5700
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2380 Grandview Dr
Fort Mitchell, KY, 41017
(859) 578-4444