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02/18/2026 | Press release | Archived content
A routine check-up may have saved a Wheat Ridge father's life
"I believe, had I not known about it or not acted upon it, five years down the road I would have been leaving my wife and five kids without a father," Michael Marcoux said.
Dr. Jason Shofnos, director of cardiovascular surgery at HCA HealthONE in Denver, said Marcoux's aorta measured near 4.8 centimeters on imaging and was about 5 centimeters when measured in the operating room. A normal aorta in that area is roughly 3 centimeters.
Learn more about Dr. Shofnos and the team at HCA HealthONE Cardiac and Thoracic Surgical Specialists
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