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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.
Feb 7, 2024 · John Ritter died of an undetected aortic dissection in 2003, but doctors initially thought he was having a heart attack. His widow, Amy Yasbeck, founded the John Ritter Foundation to raise awareness about the condition and its symptoms.
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Aug 26, 2021 · John Ritter died in 2003 from a heart condition called aortic dissection, which was misdiagnosed as a heart attack. His wife, Amy Yasbeck, and his family sued the doctors and formed a foundation to raise awareness about the condition.
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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 · By Douglas Martin. Sept. 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,...
Sep 12, 2003 · John Ritter, the star of \"Three's Company\" and \"8 Simple Rules\", died of a heart problem after falling ill on the set of his new TV sitcom. He was 54 and had a tear in the aorta, an unrecognized flaw in his heart.
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John Ritter died suddenly at the age of 54 after experiencing chest pains on the set of '8 Simple Rules.' Here's what happened that day and the legacy Ritter left behind.
