A Husband and Father’s Second Chance

The unbearable chest pain and shortness of breath that Mr. Patel felt that night saved his life. His family’s suspicions were right, and his surgeons uncovered what is called an acute Type I aortic dissection with severe aortic insufficiency. When the walls of the aorta bulge and widen beyond their normal size, the condition is referred to as an aneurysm. If the aneurysm worsens it can tear,…

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