When the Emergency Is Over, But Your Mind Is Still on Alert Understanding Anxiety, Medical Trauma & PTSD After Aortic Disease When you hear the words aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection, or aortic surgery, life can suddenly feel divided into two parts: before and after. Even when the immediate danger has passed, your mind may not get the message. You may be home from the hospital. Your incision may be healing. Your doctors may tell you that everything looks stable. And yet you

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

🫀💙 Your Experience Can Help Shape Better Care for Future Aortic Disease Patients 💙🫀 A group of physicians in New York City conducts an annual survey to better understand how the experience of aortic disease can affect patients’ mental and emotional health and everyday lives. Your participation is voluntary, and all information collected is anonymous. https://acsurvey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d0YkfhJ2NeThQii Whether you’re a long-term survivor or more recently experience