Doctors often fail to diagnose heart disease in patients who do not fit the typical profile for heart-related medical problems. Patients who are young and fit, and female patients, may not be considered at-risk for heart attack and stroke, but nonetheless should be tested if they show symptoms.
Cases of misdiagnosis of heart disease often involve a doctor discharging a patient with chest pain, failing to read or follow up on EKGs and other tests, and prescribing medication without considering its effect on the heart. In many cases, doctors misdiagnose patients’ chest pain as heart burn or another gastrointestinal condition.
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