{"id":5217,"date":"2020-05-19T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=5217"},"modified":"2020-05-18T15:48:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T20:48:00","slug":"4-08-million-jury-verdict-and-settlement-in-negligent-and-unnecessary-cardiac-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/4-08-million-jury-verdict-and-settlement-in-negligent-and-unnecessary-cardiac-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"$4.08 Million Jury Verdict and Settlement in Negligent and Unnecessary Cardiac Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gerald Sanford, 72, suffered from mitral valve disease<\/a>. When he experienced heart palpitations, he consulted with an interventional radiologist, Dr. Amarnath Vedere. The doctor did an angiogram to examine the workings of his patient\u2019s blood vessels; during the examination, he used an x-ray and dye. <\/p>\n

The results of the angiogram showed a calcified lesion in the mid-segment of Sanford\u2019s left anterior descending artery. This artery is known to be one of the most likely to be occluded. Dr. Vedere scheduled Sanford for percutaneous coronary intervention, a catheterization with a plaque-removing procedure and stent replacement. <\/p>\n

During this procedure, Dr. Vedere attempted fourteen times to insert a guiding catheter with a stent. Sanford suffered respiratory arrest, which led to his death just a few weeks later. He was survived by his wife and teenage daughter.
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Gerald Sanford, 72, suffered from mitral valve disease. When he experienced heart palpitations, he consulted with an interventional radiologist, Dr. Amarnath Vedere. The doctor did an angiogram to examine the workings of his patient\u2019s blood vessels; during the examination, he used an x-ray and dye. 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