I recently had open heart surgery. I'm a 27 year old male in good shape. About two months ago I nearly died. I had a heart attack without any symtoms such as the sore back, tiredness, pain in the chest, or breathlessness. I was healthy and normal. Then one night my chest just felt like it blew. I think it was my blood pressure going so high. Its like the red needle in a thermometer going pass the limit and blowing up. So any ways I was in so much pain that I still managed to get myself to the hospital and then having to wait almost 2 hours until I got help. The doctor almost sent me home for no reason but then my parent's and friends persisted that they do an examination. What I didn't know was that one of the main arteries supplying the blood to the heart ruptured so basically I was internally bleeding. Blood was pumping but not going to the heart. They did a few tests and within 2 hours of resting they transferred me to the other hospital where the surgerons were ready to operate. I almost died if they waited any longer. I had a hemiarch replacement, an ascending aortic valve replacement, and a aortic valve repair. I haven't heard much on this type of surgery. It's hard finding some info reguarding this matter. Any help would be great.