{"id":4068,"date":"2018-07-16T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=4068"},"modified":"2018-07-10T06:38:32","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T11:38:32","slug":"644000-jury-verdict-for-the-death-of-a-patient-caused-by-failure-to-refer-to-cardiologist-in-advance-of-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/644000-jury-verdict-for-the-death-of-a-patient-caused-by-failure-to-refer-to-cardiologist-in-advance-of-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"$644,000 Jury Verdict for the Death of a Patient Caused by Failure to Refer to Cardiologist in Advance of Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Suryadeth, 64, suffered from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/heart_vascular_institute\/conditions_treatments\/conditions\/valvular_heart_disease.html\">valvular heart disease<\/a>. Before he underwent an outpatient surgery for his back issues, he met with Dr. Aruna Paspula, an internist, who had never seen him before that day.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Paspula performed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/tests-procedures\/ekg\/about\/pac-20384983\">electrocardiogram<\/a>, listened to his heart, and cleared him for the back surgery.  <\/p>\n<p>After the surgery, Suryadeth was discharged to home where he died later that day. An autopsy revealed three blocked coronary arteries and identified the cause of death as cardiac arrest.  He was survived by his wife and three children.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/644000-jury-verdict-for-the-death-of-a-patient-caused-by-failure-to-refer-to-cardiologist-in-advance-of-surgery\/#more-4068\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Suryadeth, 64, suffered from valvular heart disease. Before he underwent an outpatient surgery for his back issues, he met with Dr. Aruna Paspula, an internist, who had never seen him before that day. Dr. Paspula performed an electrocardiogram, listened to his heart, and cleared him for the back surgery. 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