{"id":2759,"date":"2016-06-24T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.com\/?p=2759"},"modified":"2019-10-17T06:08:31","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T11:08:31","slug":"975000-settlement-reached-negligent-interpretation-ekg-death-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/975000-settlement-reached-negligent-interpretation-ekg-death-case\/","title":{"rendered":"$975,000 Settlement Reached in Negligent Interpretation of EKG Death Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Doe, 48, had a history of hypertension, high cholesterol and smoking. When he experienced shortness of breath and chest tightness, he went to a local hospital emergency room where he underwent an EKG.\u00a0 Dr. Roe, an emergency room physician, allegedly interpreted the EKG as \u201cfairly normal\u201d and instructed Doe to see his primary care physician as soon as possible and then obtain a cardiac consultation.<\/p>\n<p>Two days later, Doe returned to the emergency room after suffering acute chest pain. Tests revealed an acute thrombus of the left anterior descending coronary artery and other cardiac disease.<\/p>\n<p>Although Doe underwent an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/medlineplus\/angioplasty.html\">angioplasty<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhlbi.nih.gov\/health\/health-topics\/topics\/stents\">stenting<\/a>, Doe died several months later of organ failure. He had been a corporate controller earning $117,000 per year. Doe was survived by his wife.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/975000-settlement-reached-negligent-interpretation-ekg-death-case\/#more-2759\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Doe, 48, had a history of hypertension, high cholesterol and smoking. 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