I was on my own, on the top floor of our house in London. It was just another day, getting ready to go to work and about to drive down...

Today is Survivor Series Saturday with Aortic Hope! We are back with another story for our Survivor Series! On certain Saturdays during...

As featured in the Society of Thoracic Surgeon's Patient Website, this post by one of Aortic Hope's founders, Carin Andersen, is featured...

Kevin Thomas Survivor Story My survivor story begins about two years before my actual aortic dissection. In November 2013 I began an...

Today is Survivor Series Saturday with Aortic Hope! We are back with another story for our Survivor Series! On certain Saturdays during...

Just for my memories in the future and in case you might be curious. In the last 6 months I had three episodes where I thought I had some...

Hello good morning my name is Alberto I live in the Canary Islands Spain, in the month of April 2020 while we were all confined due to...

February 8, 2020 One year ago I called 911. Then, I went down. Spent next 6-7 hours at ER. They were puzzled but someone figured out my...

Hello friends. My name is Stacy Sydenham. On June 7, 2019, not only did the baseball player, Big Poppy get shot while in Costa Rica...

Diagnosed with Marfan at age 9 in 1972, life expectancy was around 40 years at that time. There were no CT scans or MRIs or even...

My Story "My Family’s Struggle with Aortic, Heart and Cardiovascular Diseases" Since 2005 my family has undertaken the mission of family...

This story is the experience I had when I suffered a type B aortic dissection in June of 2018. It’s not a complete story, because many...

My name is Stephanie. I’m an oncology pharmacy technician, I mix chemotherapy IV’s, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in...

Jan Selvar 2/9/2021 You can’t make this shit up!!! I sell real estate in Seattle. I am 57 years old and a fifth generation Seattleite....

Aortic Dissection Survivor Suzy Meyer Page explains hey 20 year journey with Aortic Dissection

My story involves many “by chances” and miracles. My Marfan's diagnosis was a “by chance” moment when I had my first son at his...

This is my story of surviving a Type B Thoracic Descending Aortic Dissection that was initially misdiagnosed before it was discovered by...

Name: Maria Victoria C. Romero Age: 49 years old From: Manila, Philippines Under: Asian Heart Foundation Survivor of: Ascending Arch...

I have a patient experience that I need to share. In sharing, I hope that at least one other person visiting an Emergency Department with...

It was 2003 late afternoon, and I was cycling with a friend. I think we chatted more than cycled. The previous year I had been diagnosed...