A Southwest Florida doctor says he diagnoses patients with aortic aneurysms every week, a condition that often shows few symptoms until it becomes life-threatening.
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Naples woman survives aortic aneurysm rupture, urges awareness of ‘silent killer’
Joan Licato, a lifelong dancer who started at age 3, was diagnosed with an aortic aneurysm over ten years ago, which came as a shock given her active lifestyle.
“Dancing and exercise was my whole life,” Licato said.
In 2022, while attending a dance class in Naples, Licato experienced a medical emergency that nearly claimed her life when her aorta ruptured…