The Vascular Surgeon's Role in Aortic Disease Hello everyone! I hope you are all doing well. My name is Alvaro, and today we're discussing the vital role vascular surgeons play in the management of aortic disease. When people hear the term aortic dissection, they often imagine emergency open-heart surgery. While this is true for many Type A dissections, the management of Type B dissections, toracoabdominal aneurysm and abdominal aortic aneurysm are very different and frequen

IT'S TIME TO SHINE! 🌟 We're revving up the engines for the Saturday Survivor Series and "Where Are They Now?" - a dynamic duo of storytelling events that's all about YOU! 🤩 *Two Ways to Share Your Story:* 1️⃣ *Saturday Survivor Series*: Share your journey with Aortic disease from a patient or caregiver perspective. Your story can be a recorded event on the AHTV YouTube channel or a written story. 🌟 2️⃣ *Where Are They Now?*: Past storytellers, it's time to update us on you

Tune in now for an exciting conversation hosted by Jack Crowe and Greer Schneider of Aortic Athletes featuring Dr. Tamanna Singh from Cleveland Clinic on Aortic Hope's AHTV YouTube channel! 💙 The topic - Always an Athlete: Aortic Disease and Return to Sports Click HERE to watch Together, they’ll discuss: ⚕️ Living with aortic disease as an athlete 💪 Returning to sports and physical activity 🧠 Mindset, movement, and motivation 📚 Education and empowerment for the aortic com

Today we want to summarize how to ACE Your Healthcare Journey: It’s About Balance, Not Battle ✨🫀 Your healthcare journey shouldn’t feel like a power struggle — it should feel like a partnership. 💙 ACE = Advocate. Communicate. Educate. These three steps help you take an active, confident role in your care while working with your healthcare team — not against them. 🅰️ Advocate for your needs 🅲 Communicate openly and honestly 🅴 Educate yourself and share your full story 💡

Participate in something meaningful. For nearly 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀, Aortic Hope has shared powerful stories through our Survivor Series—stories that have educated, comforted, and inspired people around the world. Now, we’re creating the next edition of our Patient Guide: 𝗔𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲: 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚, 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆 This book will focus on hope beyond the aortic event, and we would love to include as many survivor and caregiver sto

It'a a new season of Qi Gong on AHTV on certain Sunday's at 12 PM EST Join us for our newest season of Qi Gong on Aortic Hope’s YouTube channel, led by community member, Kevin Songer. This gentle, flowing practice is designed to support relaxation, breathing, and overall well-being meeting you right where you are. Click HERE to watch and participate ✨ Created by the community, for the community ✨ Calm, mindful movement ✨ A space to restore and reconnect 🩺 As always, please c

This month we are teaching you how to ACE Your Healthcare Journey and today's focus is E for EDUCATE ✨🫀 Education is empowerment — and it’s a vital part of taking control of your aortic journey. 💙 Educate = understanding your condition, your care, and your whole story. Here’s how to stay informed and empowered: 📚 Learn about your diagnosis, treatments, and medications 🧬 Know your family history (#ThinkAortaThinkFamily) 💬 Share both your physical and emotional experiences

💙Join us for Therapeutic Thursday, hosted by community member, survivor, and therapist John Quick. This week's guest is Molly Thomas, an Aortic Hope Board Member and Social Media Director. To watch on AHTV, Aortic Hope's YouTube channel, click HERE. ❤️If you’re ready to share your experience and help others on this journey, we would be honored to feature you. SIGN UP HERE. 💕Because healing happens when we talk about it. "In 2006, I suffered an aortic dissection (Type A). L

This month we are focusing on how to ACE Your Healthcare Journey and today;s focus is C for COMMUNICATE ✨🫀 Communication is the bridge between confusion and clarity — and it’s a key part of taking control of your healthcare journey. 💙 Communicate = staying connected, asking questions, and speaking up. Here’s how to strengthen your communication: 💬 Share your symptoms clearly — even the small changes 📱 Use patient portals, calls, or emails to stay in touch ❓ Ask questions

🧠🫀 Mental Health Awareness Month: Knowledge Can Ease the Weight 🫀🧠 When you’re living with aortic disease, the mental and emotional toll can feel just as heavy as the physical side. The unknowns, the questions, the “what ifs” — it’s a lot. 💙 One simple way to ease that stress? 📖 Download one of Aortic Hope’s Patient Guides. Our guides — 𝗔𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 and 𝗔𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲—

Think Aorta Think Family Aortic Dissections are rare but Aortic Disease is more common than you think. Talk to your family about the family medical history. When in doubt, check it out. No matter how you say it or rephrase it, two simple words are saving so many lives. THINK AORTA! #AorticHope #AorticDiseaseAwareness #AortaEd #ASAP

It'a a new season of Qi Gong on AHTV on certain Sunday's at 12 PM EST Join us for our newest season of Qi Gong on Aortic Hope’s YouTube channel, led by community member, Kevin Songer. This gentle, flowing practice is designed to support relaxation, breathing, and overall well-being meeting you right where you are. Click HERE to watch and participate ✨ Created by the community, for the community ✨ Calm, mindful movement ✨ A space to restore and reconnect 🩺 As always, please c

This month we are focusing our attention on helping you ACE Your Healthcare Journey and today is about ADVOCATING. 🫀✨ ACE Your Healthcare Journey: A is for ADVOCATE ✨🫀 Advocating for yourself isn’t always easy — but it’s one of the most powerful things you can do on your aortic journey. 💙 Advocate = taking an active role in your care. Here’s how you can start: 📝 Keep copies of your records, scans, and test results ❓ Write down questions before appointments 👥 Bring a trus

IT'S TIME TO SHINE! 🌟 We're revving up the engines for the Saturday Survivor Series and "Where Are They Now?" - a dynamic duo of storytelling events that's all about YOU! 🤩 *Two Ways to Share Your Story:* 1️⃣ *Saturday Survivor Series*: Share your journey with Aortic disease from a patient or caregiver perspective. Your story can be a recorded event on the AHTV YouTube channel or a written story. 🌟 2️⃣ *Where Are They Now?*: Past storytellers, it's time to update us on you

🫀💙 Looking for a meaningful way to ease the emotional toll of aortic disease? 💙🫀 One powerful step is helping others feel less alone — and you can do that with our FREE Patient Awareness Posters. https://forms.office.com/r/WqrXNG3cAw 📦 Each pack includes 10 posters 📍 Displayed in exam rooms across the country 📱 Provides easy access to support groups & patient guides These posters don’t just share information — they create connection, spark conversations, and help patie

🩺💙 Happy National Nurse Appreciation Day! 💙🩺 Today, Aortic Hope proudly celebrates the incredible nurses who stand beside our community every step of the way. From the very first moments of diagnosis to surgery, recovery, and lifelong management, nurses are often the steady, compassionate presence patients and caregivers rely on most. You are the ones who listen, comfort, educate, advocate, and act — often all at once. 🫀In the aortic community, your role is especially vi

🧠🫀 May is National Mental Health Month 🫀🧠 At Aortic Hope, we recognize that aortic disease doesn’t just affect the body — it can deeply impact your mental and emotional well-being too. 💙 Experiences like diagnosis, surgery, and recovery can bring on anxiety, fear, or even PTSD. And in our community, those feelings are more common than many realize — and just as important to address as physical health. That’s why we’re sharing this important conversation from AHTV 🎥 feat

💙Join us for Therapeutic Thursday, hosted by community member, survivor, and therapist John Quick. First Therapeutic Thursday, May 21 at 12p ET with guest Molly Thomas. To watch, click HERE. We’re inviting 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to be a guest on our pre-recorded series and share how aortic disease — whether an aneurysm, valve disease, or dissection — has impacted you mentally and emotionally. ✨𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹. ✨𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼

📚🫀𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲!🫀📚 Today we celebrate the power of stories — and in our community, those stories are more than words… they are strength, survival, and hope. 💙 Many of our incredible community members have turned their journeys into meaningful works of inspiration — sharing their experiences to educate, comfort, and uplift others. 📖 From personal stories… 📖 To contributions in 𝗔𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗧𝗵

✨ It's A Movement For Movement Monday ✨ “You are not behind. You are building.” Pause right there—because this one matters. In a world that glorifies speed, milestones, and “catching up”… it’s easy to feel like you’ve missed something. Like you should be further along. Doing more. Moving faster. But here’s the truth: Growth doesn’t rush. It layers. What feels like “slow” is actually your brain and body learning, adapting, strengthening. Every walk, every stretch, every rest d