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This is the area that ballooned. and that's right in your chest cavity, around your lungs, around your trachea, things like that. so, you can have all sorts of different symptoms as a result of that ballooning as well. as far as how common, you know in 2019 there were around 10,000, 9,900 or so of people who died of these ruptures in a year. mostly in men. things like smoking increase the risk for certain types of aneurysms. but it's rare but catastrophic. >> in the days leading up to his death, grant wahl said he was being treated for bronchitis. are the symptoms similar or could one have led...
The wife of prominent sports journalist grant wahl spoke this morning. >> he had an autopsy done here in new york by the new york city medical examiner's office. and it showed that he had an aortic aneurysm that ruptured. aorta is the big blood vessel that comes out of your heart. and an aneurysm is the ballooning of the blood vessel wall. so, it's weak. it's just one of these things that had been likely brewing for years. and for whatever reason, it happened at this point in time. >> dr. gander also said the outpouring of tributes for wahl brings her comfort and that he was loved by many. so,...
Breathing. there's a whole list of symptoms that people might have that will seem unusual. people might have just back pain or something like that, could have, scratchy voice, shortness of breath, pain in the chest. if you don't know or even think about this sort of thing, you wouldn't go to thoracic aneurysm as being the issue here. so, it can be pretty vague. one thing i'll tell you as well, anderson, he was 49 years old. typically these types of things occur in people over the age 65. but one of the big story is covered here at cnn was john ritter -- do you remember that -- back in 2013. he...
Tonight. >> well, larry, i appreciate -- >> and also -- well, thank you. >> i appreciate your time, and i appreciate all you're doing. we'll check back in with you. we wish you the best there in iberia. still to come tonight, a special report at 10:00 p.m., "sandy hook: forever remembered." i'll show you more on my conversation with four little people who were little kids back then, second grade and fourth grade, ten years ago, specifically we'll talk about what they went through, what went through their minds when they first heard of the shooting and the impact it had on them. and dr. sanja...