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SILENT KILLER: Naples woman survives aortic aneurysm rupture, urges awareness

NAPLES, SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, JUL 22 – Joan Licato survived a ruptured aortic aneurysm and now promotes early detection as doctors diagnose several new cases weekly, highlighting the condition's silent risk.

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By Eric Lovelace Click here for updates on this story     NAPLES, Fla. (WFTX) — A Southwest Florida doctor says he diagnoses patients with aortic aneurysms every week, a condition that often shows few symptoms until it becomes life-threatening. Joan Licato, a lifelong dancer who started at age 3, was diagnosed with an aortic aneurysm over ten years ago, which came as a shock given her active lifestyle. “Dancing and exercise was my whole life,” L…

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WFTX broke the news in on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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