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How to recognize an Aortic Dissection

  • aortichopechefrobb
  • May 7, 2023
  • 1 min read


One year ago I had an Aortic Dissection. Like many others I thought I was having a heart attack and so did the emergency room physicians. Boy, were we wrong! It would have been so much better if I had known to Think Aorta Think Family. Since my dissection all three of my grown children and my brother have been tested for Aortic disease.


Below is a link to an article on how to recognize the symptoms of an Aortic Dissection and also information on prevention.




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