Rose, J.
After six days spent in two hospitals, decedent died of cardiac arrest. The autopsy revealed that his ascending aorta had dissected and leaked blood into his pericardium, ultimately compressing his heart until it stopped. Plaintiff, decedent's wife, commenced this medical malpractice action seeking to recover damages for defendants' failure to diagnose his fatal condition. After a four-week trial, the jury exonerated five defendants, but found four others...
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