Brian Jones – Aortic Dissection – Real Patients. Real Stories.

"Thanks to Baylors cardiovascular expertise, my son still has his dad." Brian Jones was getting ready for bed when he felt a sudden, excruciating pain in his chest. "It just hit me like a ton of bricks. I didnt know what was happening," he says. His wife noticed the refrigerator magnet shed received from Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine, which listed the signs of a heart attack. Convinced something was very wrong, she called 911. At Baylor Grapevine, a CT scan showed Brian had an aortic dissection, a life-threatening tear in the hearts major artery. Thanks to the Baylor team, hes back at home playing with his son. "Im fortunate my wife saved that magnet. If I hadnt gone to Baylor Grapevine, I might not be here today." For more information about heart and vascular services at Baylor Health Care System, call 1.800.4BAYLOR or visit BaylorHealth.comHeart.