restednready
restednready t1_itnipfm wrote
Reply to comment by MedicalJargon-itis in TIL Michael DeBakey, developed over many years the technique of replacing the damaged aorta with a tube made of polyethylene terephthalate. He himself suffered aortic dissection at the age of 97 and survived for two years thanks to the technique he developed himself. by Bobba_fat
Ritter died within 24 hours. It's pretty common for an aortic dissection to be misdiagnosed. Statistically about 40% of people who suffer a dissertation are dead in the first 48 hours.
restednready t1_itqhtpa wrote
Reply to comment by onarainyafternoon in TIL Michael DeBakey, developed over many years the technique of replacing the damaged aorta with a tube made of polyethylene terephthalate. He himself suffered aortic dissection at the age of 97 and survived for two years thanks to the technique he developed himself. by Bobba_fat
Lmao... I just saw that... You would think the autocorrect on my phone would know the difference between a dissection and a dissertation.... I had my aortic Graft implanted 3 years ago next month and have googled it.... A lot!