A torn aorta is more often than none fatal. The aorta is the largest vessel of blood in our body and is essential in circulating blood through or cardiovascular system. Like I had already mentioned, most patients that enter the hospital with a tear in their aorta… don’t leave. What is even more scary is that the symptoms are often misdiagnosed. And even for the few patients that make it through this type of cardiac injury, they only have a 1 in 4 chance of survival once they leave the hospital. Pretty scary huh?
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