by Marcus Boston | Mar 15, 2016 | Blog, Cardiac Malpractice, Emergency Room Errors, Medical News
Being a happy kid equals a lower heart attack risk as an adult? A study out of Finland looked at children, their environment, and the risk of suffering a heart attack later in life. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”)...
by Marcus Boston | Mar 12, 2016 | Blog, Cardiac Malpractice, Medical News
A Danish study recently concluded that women who have physically demanding jobs and suffer from hypertension are much more likely to suffer from a myocardial infarction than other counterparts who suffer from hypertension. Hypertension is the medical term for high...
by Marcus Boston | Mar 9, 2016 | Blog, Cardiac Malpractice, Medical News
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) heart disease kills 610,000 people a year. When that number is broken down even further and analyzed in conjunction with the total amount of deaths each year in the United States (“US”) it is revealed...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 20, 2015 | Blog, Cardiac Malpractice
We were recently asked to review a case in which the client had suffered a heart injury. To be successful in Maryland for any type of injury case one must be able to prove certain elements. In other words, causation is an essential element in your Maryland injury...
by Marcus Boston | Nov 30, 2014 | Blog, Cardiac Malpractice
A man’s leg was injured while he was at work. As a result of the leg pain he decided that he should see his primary care doctor. The primary care doctor saw the patient and made a determination that the patient was “just suffering from an ankle...
by Marcus Boston | Oct 27, 2014 | Blog, Cardiac Malpractice
Cardiovascular surgery is serious. As a result, doctors and patients need to be as informed as possible before taking part in this procedure. Any surgery can have risks associated with it. However, doctors need to do all that they can to not needlessly endanger a...
by Marcus Boston | Apr 9, 2014 | Blog, Cardiac Malpractice
A man in his 40s began to have serious chest pains while he was at work. The pain was so bad that one of his co-workers called the paramedics to take him to the hospital. After being transported to the hospital a history was taken of the patient. His history revealed...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 29, 2014 | Blog, Cardiac Malpractice
When a patient presents to a doctor with specific medical complaints, the doctor will more than likely ask the patient a series of questions. The reason the doctor is doing this is because the doctor is performing what is called a differential diagnosis on the...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 5, 2014 | Blog, Cardiac Malpractice
An EKG is one of the most important tools in detecting a heart attack. It is for this reason that doctors must take their time and properly read an EKG. Unfortunately this is not always the case. When a patient presents with complaints which trigger the use of a EKG,...
by Marcus Boston | Oct 20, 2013 | Blog, Cardiac Malpractice
Maryland medical malpractice attorney Renee Boston discussed when a heart attack occurs after a patient has just left the hospital. People who died as the result of a misdiagnosed heart attack after leaving the hospital happens all across the country. It is a...
