All Articles Tagged With: "Heart Surgery"
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Drug-Coated Stents Linked to Higher Death Rate: Study
A new study has found that patients who received drug-coated stents after suffering a heart attack were more likely to die from a heart-related problem than those who received bare metal coronary stents.
Another 169 St. Joseph Stent Patients Notified Of Unneeded Implants
Another 169 former patients of Dr. Mark G. Midei who received a stent implant at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Maryland have been informed that they may have undergone a procedure they did not need.
Fraud Investigation Launched Against St. Joseph Medical Center in Maryland
St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Maryland, is now the target of a Senate probe into health care fraud and abuses following allegations that a doctor there performed hundreds of unnecessary stent procedures.
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over St. Joseph Med. Ctr Unneeded Stents
A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of hundreds of patients who allegedly received unnecessary coronary stents by a doctor at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Maryland.
Trasylol Kidney Failure Lawsuits Filed in Illinois
Three Trasylol kidney failure lawsuits were filed last month in Illinois state court on behalf of 55 plaintiffs, who accuse Bayer of failing to adequately warn that a recalled heart surgery injection used to control bleeding increased the risk of kidney failure, heart attacks, strokes and death.
Trasylol Lawsuits Continue to be Filed, Nearly Two Years After Sales Stopped
Nearly two years after sales were halted, lawsuits continue to be filed against Bayer over the heart surgery drug Trasylol, which has been linked to an increased risk of kidney failure, heart attacks, strokes and death. However, while reports suggest that there could have been over 20,000 Trasylol deaths caused by the drug, many [...]
Arkansas Surgery Malpractice Lawsuits Filed Against Doctor by Two Patients
An Arkansas surgeon faces two separate medical malpractice lawsuits filed just months apart for alleged surgery mistakes that left patients with permanent injuries.
Dialysis Lawsuit Filed in Illinois Over Heart Surgery Injection Trasylol
A new lawsuit has been filed on behalf of two heart surgery patients who received an injection known as Trasylol before their operations to control bleeding. The suit seeks damages for acute renal failure requiring dialysis caused by the injection.
