Grant Wahl's sudden death from an aortic aneurysm: What to know about the condition
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After sports journalist Grant Wahl passed away recently during the World Cup from a ruptured aortic aneurysm, here's what to know about the condition, about the heart and more; experts weigh in.
"Grant died from the rupture of a slowly growing, undetected ascending aortic aneurysm with hemopericardium." "We had no idea Grant carried this inside his body." Typical symptoms are sudden chest pain or back pain, or trouble breathing. Abdominal aortic aneurysms are usually caused by hardened arteries, but infection or injury can also cause them. The two main treatments for aortic aneurysms are medication and surgery, depending on the location of the tear and the other organs affected.
Hemopericardium is when blood accumulates in the sac surrounding the heart, which can lead the heart to stop beating.
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