The decision to not take a shower might well have meant the difference between life and death for Iwan Mich. Not only was Iwan suffering with a heart attack, but doctors also discovered he was experiencing an aortic dissection. Iwan was found to have elevated troponin which prompted a cardiac catheterization revealing severe coronary artery disease. Iwan needed open heart surgery to treat his heart and a stent graft to treat his aortic dissection.
Loay Kabbani, M.D., a co-director of the Henry Ford Aortic Center, said, "We used a team approach to treat Iwan, the Henry Ford Aortic Center includes a team of experienced vascular surgeons, cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, vascular medicine specialists, radiologists, pathologists, and rheumatologists." These health care providers have a special interest in the diseases of the aorta and work together to integrate medical, surgical, radiologic and research expertise to benefit the people who seek them out for effective and innovative care.
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