according to “Aortic Dissection.” One such death was actor John Ritter. In 2003, Ritter died at age 54 from an aortic dissection that was misdiagnosed as a heart attack after he was rushed to ...

Jason Ritter found it "weird" when his late father's voice suddenly appeared on television. The 45-year-old actor is the son ...

The 45-year-old actor is the son of John Ritter - who died suddenly at the age of 54 as a result of a misdiagnosed thoracic aortic dissection - and Nancy Morgan, and recalled fixing a "fuzzy ...

And after John’s passing, Amy went on to launch the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health. “He died of an aortic dissection, which is a tear on the inside of the aorta,” Yasbeck said. “It was ...

His death was due to a “dissection of the aorta,” a previously undetected flaw in the main artery from the heart, his ...

Aortic dissection is one of those rare, dangerous conditions that can strike without warning and escalate quickly. It is not something we often hear about, but knowing the signs could save a life.

Doctors at IPGMER successfully performed a rare stent grafting procedure on a 66-year-old aortic dissection patient. Due to a narrow femoral artery, the traditional groin access was not feasible.