$46 million recovered on behalf of the family of a 39-year-old woman misdiagnosed with a stomach infection. The woman was suffering congestive heart failure, which caused her lungs to fill with fluids. The jury awarded the multi-million dollar verdict after a two-week trial.

Prior results cannot and do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome with respect to any future matter, including yours, in which a lawyer or law firm may be retained. Verdicts are subject to reduction and modification on appeal.

Statistics suggest more than 8,000 people will die this year as a result of a misdiagnosed heart condition that leads to a fatal heart attack. Twice that many may survive heart attacks that might have been prevented with proper diagnosis.

At Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool, our New York heart attack lawyers and medical malpractice and wrongful death attorneys have the knowledge and experience to help you protect your rights in the wake of serious injury or death following a misdiagnosed heart attack.

Myocardial infarction, or heart attack, is usually caused by blocked blood vessels in the heart.

The most common symptom of a heart attack is chest pain. Unfortunately patients, and sometimes doctors and other medical professionals can dismiss chest pain or other symptoms of a heart attack as indigestion or heartburn.

Heart attacks can also be mistaken for panic or anxiety attacks.

More than 1.2 million people suffer a heart attack each year and more than 400,000 die, according to the American Heart Association. One in 50 heart attack victims are sent home from the doctor or hospital without proper diagnosis, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The 8,000 sent home to die and the 16,000 who suffer a heart attack because of misdiagnosis have a right to be compensated for the negligence of a doctor or hospital that mistreated a serious heart condition.

The truth is heart attacks are one of the leading causes of death in the United States and a routine condition treated on a daily basis in hospitals and nursing homes across the country.

Misdiagnosing such a critical medical condition is a serious and preventable medical error.

The New York heart attack misdiagnosis attorneys and personal injury and wrongful death lawyers at Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool will build a team of legal and medical experts to fight for the compensation you deserve.

If you or someone you love has been seriously injured or killed by a medical professional’s failure to diagnose a serious heart condition, call Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool for a free appointment to discuss your rights.

Call the New York law office of Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool at 212-406-1700.