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Katelyn Catanzariti

REVEALED: Aussies in the dark on major heart attack risk factor - The Real Truth

Geoff Lester is embracing life and his new career after nearly dying at 24 when his aorta ruptured. (HANDOUT/HEART FOUNDATION)

One moment, 24-year-old economics graduate Geoff Lester was refereeing a social basketball game in Brisbane with friends while making plans to move to London to become a "big banker wanker".

Two hours later, he was going under the knife for 12 hours of open heart surgery to fix a catastrophic aortic dissection that could have killed him.

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