Characteristics of medical professional liability claims in patients with cardiovascular diseases.

William J. Oetgen; Divya Parikh; Joseph G. Cacchione; Paul N. Casale; James T. Dove; John G. Harold; Brenda L. Hindle; Michael Maglaras; George P. Rodgers; Janet S. Wright

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Characteristics of medical professional liability claims in patients with cardiovascular diseases.

April 21, 2010

Oetgen WJ, Parikh D, Cacchione JG, et al. Am J Cardiol. 2010;105(5):745-52.

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This study of closed malpractice claims found that diagnostic error—particularly for missed diagnoses of coronary artery disease—was the most common allegation against cardiovascular physicians.

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