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Coronary: A True Story of Medicine Gone Awry by Stephen Klaidman explores the malpractice of cardiologists in Redding, California, detailing a series of events that led to significant patient harm. The book includes a thorough investigation into the medical practices and decisions that contributed to these outcomes. It provides a critical look at the intersection of medicine, ethics, and community impact.

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Coronary: A True Story of Medicine Gone Awry by Stephen Klaidman explores the malpractice of cardiologists in Redding, California, detailing a series of events that led to significant patient harm. The book includes a thorough investigation into the medical practices and decisions that contributed to these outcomes. It provides a critical look at the intersection of medicine, ethics, and community impact.

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Coronary : a true story of medicine gone awry / Stephen Klaidman.


p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Cardiologists—Malpractice—California—Redding. 2. Realyvasquez,
Fidel.
3. Moon, Chae Hyun. 4. Cardiology—Redding. I. Title.

RC669.K52 2007
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Contents

Prologue: An Ill Omen

1 A Historical Precedent
2 The City
3 Old-West Medicine
4 A Case of Abandonment
5 The Outsider
6 An Error in Judgment
7 The Investigation
8 The Investigation II
9 Poor Patient Selection
10 The Raid
11 Bad Outcomes
12 Preparing for Battle
13 The Company
14 The Civil Cases
15 The Intensivist
16 “Qui Tam”
17 The Townspeople and the Fisher Case
18 The Doctor, the Priest, and the Accountant
19 A Normal Life
20 The Endgame
21 The Settlement
Author’s Note
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

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