AORTIC DISSECTION AWARENESS
❤️ WHEN YOU HAVE IT, YOU GET IT. For this year’s Aortic Dissection Awareness Week (ADAW) Collaboration, we’re proud to share the TV awareness spots featuring Carin and Terri. Both Carin and Terri survived aortic dissections and more. But the missions of Aortic Hope and @ThinkAortaUS go far beyond surviving a dissection. Our shared goal is to help people THINK AORTA. THINK FAMILY. Because the best dissection is the one we can help prevent. Knowing your family history, recogniz
Shaun Nicosia
19 hours ago1 min read
After Aortic Surgery
❤️ WHAT HAPPENS AFTER AORTIC SURGERY? You’ve made it through surgery—but what happens next? In his latest The African Perfusionist post, Emmanuel Mbaka walks patients and families through one of the biggest questions surrounding recovery: “What Should I Expect During My First Week in the Hospital? The First Days After Aortic Surgery” From waking up in the ICU and understanding all those tubes and monitors, to getting out of bed, walking the halls, managing pain, breathing exe
Shaun Nicosia
2 days ago2 min read
AORTIC VALVE
🫀❤️ iT'S #AorticValveDiseaseAwarenessWeek and YOUR AORTIC VALVE MAY BE SMALL… BUT IT HAS A BIG JOB! Your aortic valve controls blood flow from your heart into your aorta and out to your body. When it becomes too narrow (aortic stenosis) or doesn’t close properly (aortic regurgitation), your heart may have to work harder. Some people are also born with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) instead of the typical three-leaflet valve—and BAV can also be associated with disease of the a
Shaun Nicosia
3 days ago1 min read