❤️ 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗜𝗦...𝗕𝗜𝗚...𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡! Exactly 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, I underwent my second open-heart surgery. I am Carin Andersen, Founder and Board Chair for Aortic Hope and I’m finally ready to share 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮 𝗼𝗳 of 𝑴𝒚 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑨𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆🫀 Part 1 took you through the fear, waiting, uncertainty and emotional journey 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆. 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲. The days in

TODAY...IS BIG! Just in time for #AorticDiseaseAwarenessMonth and as we begin the journey into the emotional side of Aortic Disease, we want to premier a "documentary" created by Carin Andersen, Founder and Board Chair of Aortic Hope and President of Think Aorta US. Thank you for your honesty and vulnerability. My Journey Back to Open Heart Surgery ~ Carin Andersen https://youtu.be/Ybe7pNy0vPM ❤️ I knew what open-heart surgery looked like. But knowing what to expect didn't pr

What Is Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)? Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is an advanced ultrasound technique used to obtain high-resolution images of the heart and thoracic aorta. Instead of placing the ultrasound probe on the chest, the probe is inserted into the esophagus, which lies directly behind the heart. Because the esophagus sits so close to the heart and the aorta, TEE provides clearer and more detailed images than standard echocardiography in many sit

When you hear about open-heart surgery or major aortic repair, one mysterious but life-saving device often enters the conversation: the...