Patient Story
Aortic Dissection: Rodney's Story
Rodney M. was airlifted to Johns Hopkins after experiencing sudden chest discomfort, leg numbness and excruciating pain. The culprit of his symptoms was a life-threatening tear in his aorta, the vessel that supplies blood from the heart to the rest of the body. Rodney promptly underwent a highly complex emergency surgery during which Dr. Jennifer Lawton repaired his aorta and set him on the road to recovery.
Aortic Dissection | Rodney's Story
Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute
The cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and vascular surgeons at the Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute work together to provide high quality, comprehensive care and the most advanced treatments known to medicine.
