🎉We are beyond honored and incredibly thrilled to share some exciting news! ❤️Aortic Hope has been selected as a 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 & 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿, 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻, 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱! What an incredible honor to be recognized alongside so many inspiring advo

We are beyond honored and incredibly thrilled to share some exciting news! Aortic Hope has been selected as a 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 & 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿, 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻, 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱! What an incredible honor to be recognized alongside so many inspiring advocate

Sandra Ouellette sadly passed away on June 10, 2026, from a cause unrelated to her aortic dissection. For 12.5 years, Sandra lived with an aortic dissection with remarkable courage and incredible strength. Although her diagnosis forever changed her life, she never let it define who she was. Instead, she faced each challenge with determination, teaching all of us what it means to find hope in difficult moments and to keep moving forward one day at a time. Her journey was not a

Hi Aortic Hope Community! My name is Anita, and I'm a first year medical student at Brown. I'm excited to share my first blog post with you all! Today, we will be learning about Turner Syndrome, a genetic condition that affects females. What is Turner Syndrome? Turner syndrome is a congenital condition in which one of the X chromosomes is partially or completely missing. Typically, a female has two X chromosomes, or XX. However, in individuals with Turner syndrome, a random

Understanding Bicuspid Aortopathy – Why Does the Aorta Become Enlarged? Hello everyone! I’m Alvaro, and welcome back to Medical Monday. Today we’re going to tackle a Bicuspid Aortopathy – Why Does the Aorta Become Enlarged in Patients with Bicuspid aortic valve ? A bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital heart valve abnormality, affecting about 1–2% of the population. Instead of having three valve leaflets, the aortic valve develops with only two.But the va