Jamie Dimon Has Emergency Surgery Over 'Heart Tear' JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon had emergency heart surgery Thursday morning, according to a statement by the bank which said Wall Street's highest-paid CEO experienced an "acute aortic dissection." Dimon is said to be awake, alert and recovering well, according to Bloomberg. NEW: JPMorgan statement, on Jamie Dimon’s emergency heart surgery.https://twitter.com/search?q=%24JPM&src=ctag&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); pic.twitter.com/kLA5yT7rIU — Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) https://twitter.com/carlquintanilla/status/1235712605571833857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); Aortic dissection is described by the Mayo Clinic as a "serious condition in which the inner layer of the aorta, the large blood vessel branching off the heart, tears. Blood surges through the tear, causing the inner and middle layers of the aorta to separate (dissect)." "If the blood-filled channel ruptures through the outside aortic wall, aortic dissection is often fatal." The condition is relatively uncommon - most frequently occurring in men in their 60s and 70s. JPMorgan stock was down 1% after hours on the news. But investors should look on the bright side: At least it proves Dimon - Wall Street's biggest champion of 'reforming' capitalism - does have a heart. Tyler Durden Thu, 03/05/2020 - 18:51