Failure to review CT Angiogram after patient experienced chest pain and shortness of breath.
Our client, Steven, presented to his G.P. complaining of shortness of breath when exercising and some chest pain on exertion. He was typically a very fit man, running every day.
Steven was referred for a CT Angiogram, which was returned revealing that he an occluded left anterior descending artery which was high-risk in appearance.
The report was not reviewed by the G.P. and six (6) months later our client suffered a myocardial infarction (heart attack) at work. He had an operation to stent the artery, but unfortunately his heart had already suffered irreversible damage.
He is now on lifelong medications to prevent a further heart attack and his life expectancy has been cut short by many years.
This could all have been avoided if the G.P. had reviewed the abnormal CT Angiogram and referred our client either to the catheterization laboratory at the local tertiary hospital or for urgent review by a cardiologist.
Steven’s case is currently active and we are in the process of preparing the case for mediation.
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