John Ritter died in 2003 from an aortic dissection, a tear in the body’s main artery ...

Amy Yasbeck reveals John Ritter was misdiagnosed with a heart attack the night he died, when a CT scan could have detected his aortic dissection.

John Ritter's family touts early detection to protect against aortic disease that claimed his life.

After the 54-year-old actor died of an uncommon heart condition in 2003, his children began to spread awareness about it, an advocacy that persists to this day.

For generations, something troubling seemed to plague the men in John Ritter’s bloodline. “We always heard, ‘Oh those Ritters die of their first and last heart attack,’ ” Amy Yasbeck, the beloved ...

Jason Ritter says that he is “more vigilant” with his health since becoming a father, sharing that he was diagnosed with diabetes “out of nowhere” thanks to regular scans. “Ever since this happened, ...

UTHealth's Dr. Dianna Milewicz explains how John Ritter's death transformed awareness of aortic disease and why early ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Ritter's widow, Amy Yasbeck, is opening up about the actor's final hours more than two decades after his death. In September ...