John Ritter's widow Amy Yasbeck details the fatal misdiagnosis she says led to his death

Amy Yasbeck said her husband John Ritter was misdiagnosed with a heart attack on the night of his death in 2003, and that a CT scan could have detected an aortic dissection. Ritter was 54 years old when he died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Yasbeck's account aligns with the findings of a malpractice lawsuit settled in 2008 for an undisclosed amount. The family alleged the hospital's failure to perform appropriate imaging tests prevented early detection of the condition.

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