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Feb 7, 2024 · John Ritter died of an undetected aortic dissection, a tear in the main artery, in 2003. His wife, Amy Yasbeck, founded the John Ritter Foundation to raise awareness and share "Ritter rules" to prevent misdiagnosis.
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- Chrissy Callahan
Yasbeck accused Lee, who treated Ritter on the day of his death, of misdiagnosing his condition as a heart attack and Lotysch, who had given him a full-body scan two years earlier, of failing at that time to detect an enlargement of Ritter's aorta.
Aug 26, 2021 · John Ritter died in 2003 from an undiagnosed heart condition called aortic dissection, which can mimic a heart attack. His family sued two doctors for negligence and won, and his wife formed a foundation to raise awareness of the condition.
- Alyssa Choiniere
Oct 11, 2022 · John Ritter died of aortic dissection, a rare and hard-to-detect heart problem, in 2003. His family sued his doctors for wrongful death, but lost the case after a chest x-ray could not confirm the diagnosis.
Sep 13, 2003 · John Ritter, who played the lovably goofy closet heterosexual Jack Tripper in the television comedy series ''Three's Company,'' a smash hit in the 1970's, died on Thursday night in Burbank,...
Sep 12, 2003 · John Ritter, the star of "Three's Company" and "8 Simple Rules", died of a tear in the aorta, an unrecognized flaw in his heart. He was 54 years old and had a successful career in TV, film and theater.
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Dec 8, 2022 · John Ritter died of an aortic dissection, a tear in the main blood vessel from the heart, while working on his TV show. His family sued the hospital and won a $9.4 million settlement, and founded a foundation for aortic health.
