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Oct 11, 2022 · The beloved actor and comedian died from an undiagnosed heart condition on September 11, 2003. Unfortunately, doctors initially thought the beloved actor and comedian was experiencing a heart attack, but the treatment for that doesn’t help his condition — and may have actually made things worse.
Sep 13, 2003 · Mr. Ritter became ill on the set of ''8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter,'' his current series on ABC, and died at a local hospital, Susan Wilcox, his assistant, said in an interview...
Sep 12, 2003 · The cause of death was a tear in the aorta, the result of an unrecognized flaw in his heart, said his publicist, Lisa Kasteler.
Feb 8, 2024 · Ritter's official cause of death was an undetected aortic dissection, when the body's main artery, aka the aorta, tears. However, doctors initially thought the actor was experiencing a...
Sep 12, 2003 · Ritter became ill Thursday while working on his ABC series and underwent surgery at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank for a tear in his aorta, a rare medical condition that can hit...
The actor’s cause of death was an aortic dissection, a condition involving a tear in the wall of the aorta. A tear can lead to life-threatening internal bleeding, among...
Sep 12, 2003 · Actor John Ritter, whose portrayal of the bumbling bachelor Jack Tripper helped make the TV sitcom Three's Company a hit in the 1970s, dies at age 54 of a previously undetected heart problem.