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Aortic Dissection: The Patient Guide

Aortic Dissection: The Patient Guide

Our main free information resource for patients is “Aortic Dissection: the Patient Guide”.

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Aortic Dissection Patient Support

Aortic Dissection Patient Support

Our most important activity is supporting patients and families affected by Aortic Dissection. You are not alone. Whatever you're experiencing right...

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Aortic Dissection Guidelines

Aortic Dissection Guidelines

We have brought together on this page the latest national and international Aortic Dissection guidelines, for ease of reference by all healthcare...

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Aortic Dissection Family Screening: The DECIDE-TAD Programme

Aortic Dissection Family Screening: The DECIDE-TAD Programme

DECIDE-TAD is our NIHR-funded strategic research partnership with the University of Leicester, looking at preventing Aortic Dissection through the...

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Latest News

Aortic Dissection Buddies support group welcomes 1,000th member

Aortic Dissection Buddies support group welcomes 1,000th member

Posted on 3rd April 2024

Today, the national patient charity for Aortic Dissection in the UK & Ireland welcomed the...

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Tributes paid to patient member Sharon Sewell

Tributes paid to patient member Sharon Sewell

Posted on 22nd March 2024

A moving tribute to our patient member Sharon Sewell has been published in the Derby Telegraph...

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Patient pioneer reunited with surgeons at national conference

Patient pioneer reunited with surgeons at national conference

Posted on 18th March 2024

Sarah Nuttman, the first UK patient to have a surgical repair of her Aorta using the new...

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New NHS acute Aortic Dissection SOP endorsed by national patient charity at Oxford launch

New NHS acute Aortic Dissection SOP endorsed by national patient charity at Oxford launch

Posted on 1st March 2024

Oxford:  NHS England SW and SE regions today launch a new Supra-regional Standard Operating...

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Upcoming Events

104th AATS Annual Meeting - New York

104th AATS Annual Meeting - New York

Date: 25th April 2024

We're excited to be attending the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting for this...

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Heads, Minds & Hearts: Psychosocial aspects of an aorto-vascular diagnosis in Marfan syndrome

Heads, Minds & Hearts: Psychosocial aspects of an aorto-vascular diagnosis in Marfan syndrome

Date: 22nd May 2024

Joint webinar with the Marfan Trust, at which Rosalie Magboo, ICU Matron at Barts, will present her...

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Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK 2024 - Edinburgh

Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK 2024 - Edinburgh

Date: 19th September 2024

We are delighted to announce that we have awarded the hosting of the 9th annual Aortic Dissection...

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Patient Stories

Sharon Goddard

Sharon Goddard

Sharon Goddard suffered an acute Aortic Dissection as her plane landed in the UK after a family...

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Sarah Nuttman

Sarah Nuttman

Patient Pioneer: Sarah, pictured here with her surgeon, Mr. Jorge Mascaro, is the first patient in...

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Prashant Navaratnarajah

Prashant Navaratnarajah

Prashant was 38, a young fit and healthy man, when he suffered a Type A Aortic Dissection while...

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Andrew Stevenson

Andrew Stevenson

Andrew Stevenson was Director of Research & Enterprise at the University of Lincoln when he...

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Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland is the national patient charity for Aortic Dissection.

We are the voice of Aortic Dissection patients.

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