San Francisco Aortic Aneurysm & Aortic Dissection Attorneys
Aortic aneurysms and aortic dissections are medical emergencies. When they are missed, misdiagnosed, or not treated in time, the consequences are often catastrophic, such as sudden death, stroke, organ damage, paralysis, or lifelong disability. At Callaway & Wolf, we understand how overwhelming it is to learn that a doctor, hospital, or emergency department may have failed to recognize or properly treat these conditions, and we are here to help you and your family through this difficult time.
After a preventable aortic aneurysm rupture or dissection, you may be facing intensive medical care, long-term treatment, permanent limitations, and the emotional trauma of what happened. You may also encounter hospitals, physicians, or insurance companies who do not readily admit fault or accept responsibility. Our San Francisco aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection attorneys are committed to standing up for you, protecting your rights and pursuing the compensation you deserve for medical care, lost income, and the profound pain and suffering these failures can cause.
Aortic Aneurysm & Aortic Dissection Law Firm Serving All Courts in San Francisco, California
Callaway & Wolf is a San Francisco personal injury and medical negligence law firm that understands how a missed or mishandled aortic aneurysm or dissection can change a life in an instant. You may be dealing with serious physical injuries, intensive rehabilitation, lasting disability, grief, and overwhelming medical bills—all while trying to understand how this could have been prevented. Callaway & Wolf can be part of the team that helps you rebuild.
As experienced attorneys handling complex cardiovascular and emergency medicine negligence cases, Callaway & Wolf represents clients throughout San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area. Our office is conveniently located at 1388 Sutter St., Suite 1010, San Francisco, CA 94109. If you or a loved one suffered severe harm—or a wrongful death—because an aortic aneurysm or dissection was not timely diagnosed or properly treated, Callaway & Wolf is prepared to fight for the compensation you need to move forward.
We offer a free, no-obligation consultation. Do not hesitate to contact us at 415-541-0300 to discuss your potential aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection claim. Let us shoulder the legal burden so you can focus on healing and your family.
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Why Hire Callaway & Wolf for Your Aortic Aneurysm & Aortic Dissection Claim?
When an aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection is missed, misdiagnosed, or not treated in time, the results are often catastrophic. These are true medical emergencies—delays in diagnosis, failure to order proper imaging, or improper management can lead to sudden death, organ damage, stroke, paralysis, or a lifetime of serious complications. In these situations, you need a law firm that understands both the gravity of this kind of medical negligence and the long-term emotional, physical, and financial impact it has on you and your family.
Attorney Boone Callaway is part of a very select group of San Francisco personal injury lawyers who have earned three of the legal profession’s highest distinctions. He has been named a Super Lawyer (an honor awarded to less than 5% of eligible attorneys), holds an AV Preeminent rating (achieved by fewer than 10% of attorneys), and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an invitation-only organization of fewer than 8,000 trial lawyers nationwide.
These honors place Mr. Callaway among the most respected trial attorneys in the Bay Area and reflect the level of preparation, advocacy, and professionalism he brings to every aortic aneurysm and dissection case. As the 2021 President of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA), he has also demonstrated strong leadership in the legal community and a deep commitment to standing up for patients and families harmed by preventable failures in emergency rooms, hospitals, and cardiac or vascular care.
Decades of Experience with Aortic Injury & Medical Negligence Claims
For more than 30 years, Callaway & Wolf has handled complex injury and wrongful death cases throughout San Francisco and the Bay Area, including serious medical negligence involving cardiovascular and emergency conditions. Our experience with high-stakes litigation and resistant insurance companies allows us to quickly evaluate your case, identify all responsible parties—emergency physicians, cardiologists, vascular surgeons, radiologists, hospitals, and clinics—and advise you whether a settlement offer truly reflects your current and future needs or whether we should press for more.
We have secured significant settlements and verdicts for clients and families affected by failures to timely diagnose aortic aneurysms or dissections, misinterpretation of imaging, delays in surgical intervention, improper blood pressure management, and other preventable errors in the evaluation and treatment of these life-threatening conditions. When you hire Callaway & Wolf, you get a team that knows how to work with cardiology, vascular surgery, and radiology experts; clearly explain complex medical and causation issues to judges and juries; challenge hospitals’ and insurers’ attempts to minimize what went wrong; and pursue the full compensation you need for medical care, long-term management, lost income, and the profound disruption to your quality of life.
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Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections: Deadly, and Treatable
Aortic aneurysms and dissections are dangerous conditions which many doctors fail to appreciate and promptly treat. An estimated 15,000 people a year die of aortic aneurysms and dissections, the vast majority of whom should have gone on to live healthy happy lives if they had received prompt medical treatment.
Aortic Dissection Age Range
Because the average age of a person identified with acute aortic dissection is 63 – with many younger people suffering – failure of doctors to identify and appropriately treat a dissection can mean years less life for a loved one.
What Are Aortic Dissections Versus Aneurysms?
The aorta is the main vessel that receives oxygen-rich blood from the heart. All of the body’s blood supply comes through the aorta. An aortic dissection is a rip on the inside of the aorta.
An aortic aneurysm is a swelling of the aorta. Sometimes a dissection (or rip) can weaken the aorta so it can no longer handle the pressure of the blood the heart is pumping into it, and the aorta swells, causing an aneurysm. Sometimes a swelling of the aorta can weaken the walls of the vessel causing them to rip.
Aortic Dissection Symptoms
In approximately 95% of cases of acute dissection patients report pain; for most acute cases, the patient reports sudden pain in their chest and back as the aorta rips and stretches.
Aortic Dissection Diagnosis
Whatever the cause, well over 80% cause abnormal x-rays, with almost all showing up on CT scans. Despite the relative ease with which doctors can diagnose aortic dissections and aneurysms, doctors misdiagnosis an estimated 33% – often as back pain. Part of the problem is that patients can be young and otherwise healthy.
What Happens If an Aortic Dissection Isn’t Treated Quickly?
If an aortic dissection or aneurysm is not treated promptly, the aorta continues to weaken, and eventually bursts. When a person’s aorta bursts they die almost instantaneously. Some classes of people with aortic dissections and aneurysms have between a 1% and 2% chance of dying for every hour within the first 48 hours after they notice symptoms.
In other words, without prompt treatment, patients die quickly; if the doctor does not catch the disease quickly, there are often no second chances.
Aortic Dissection Treatment Prognosis
What makes these medical errors particularly sad is that even in significant cases requiring heart surgery, over two-thirds of patients live, with many classes of people having survival rates approaching 90%.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
I have a family member who died of an aortic dissection or aneurysm, is litigation right for me?
Possibly. At Callaway and Wolf we believe that nobody who goes to the hospital after sudden back or chest pain should die of an untreated aortic dissection or aneurysm. Yet, many do, leaving behind loved ones who are justifiably outraged.
As medical malpractice litigators, we work hard to determine why a person was not treated, to get compensation for the families of untreated patients, and – by bringing these lawsuits – raise awareness among healthcare providers of the importance of correctly diagnosing this condition.
My doctor was slow in diagnosing my aortic dissection or aneurysm, but I am being treated, is litigation right for me?
Probably not. We understand that medicine is hard and even good doctors are slow to get their diagnosis correct. Fortunately, most of the treatments of aortic dissections and aneurysms are very effective. Because of the cost of bringing these cases we typically do not recommend litigation if a person is still receiving treatment.
Can any lawyer successfully prosecute aortic dissection or aneurysm cases?
Aortic dissection and aneurysm cases tend to be complicated and often involve surgeons, emergency and non-emergency doctors, nurses, radiologists, pathologists, and forensic economists. At Callaway and Wolf, we have working relationships with some of the most respected people in each of these fields and having done these cases we appreciate some of the subtleties which may not be readily apparent to attorneys who are unfamiliar with the medicine or litigation dynamics.
Do you take aortic dissection or aneurysm cases outside of the Bay Area?
Yes. We accept cases throughout California and have handled cases in other states and outside the U.S., with the assistance of local counsel. Even if we cannot take your family’s case, we can likely recommend an attorney who can assist you.
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