There is always something happening in our world of Aortic Dissection awareness. Read the latest news here.
Posted on 1st July 2025
Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK 2026 will be on Friday 18th September 2026.
Posted on 28th June 2025
Helping patients and families understand a life-altering diagnosis, in partnership with expert cardiologists. Aortic Dissection Awareness UK &...
Posted on 21st May 2025
We're delighted to announce that 'Pilgrim of the Tides' - a short documentary film by Nigel Morgan about Mike Lambert's epic solo kayak...
Posted on 2nd April 2025
We are delighted to announce that booking is now open for the annual Aortic Dissection Awareness Day, to be held in Leicester on Thursday 18th...
Posted on 18th March 2025
Jackie Duffy, sister of Keynsham mum Sharon Goddard who tragically died of a misdiagnosed acute aortic dissection, is leading a THINK AORTA charity...
Posted on 14th March 2025
We're delighted to announce that Mike Lambert and director Nigel Morgan will attend the screening of 'Pilgrim of the Tides' at the SCTS Annual...
Posted on 21st February 2025
The Trustees of national patient charity Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland have elected a new Chair & Vice-Chair. Aortic Dissection...
Posted on 16th January 2025
Aortic Dissection patients can now book an appointment in a virtual Aortic Specialist Nurse clinic, led by Emma Hope, as award-winning national...
Posted on 9th January 2025
Three new Trustees have been elected by the membership of national patient charity Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland at the charity's AGM....
Posted on 5th January 2025
As awareness of Aortic Dissection increases, national patient charity Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland engaged with DVLA to clarify its...
Posted on 24th November 2024
As National Grief Awareness Week (December 2–8) shines a spotlight on the challenges of navigating loss, national patient charity Aortic Dissection...
Posted on 17th November 2024
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland charity online shop! This is more than just a store; it’s a...
Posted on 22nd September 2024
His Majesty the King sent his best wishes to patients, relatives and clinicians from national patient charity Aortic Dissection Awareness UK &...
Posted on 19th September 2024
THINK AORTA – the global, patient-led campaign to save lives in acute Aortic Dissection – today welcomed announcements by The Marfan Foundation (US)...
Posted on 14th August 2024
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! We are delighted to announce the programme for the national patient charity's 3rd annual Aortic Dissection Awareness Day...
Posted on 29th July 2024
Sunday, 28th July 2024, 4:20pm: Mike Lambert arrives to a triumphal welcome on East Wittering beach, completing his 3,020km, 58-day solo kayak around...
Posted on 25th July 2024
Singer/songwriter Blythe's new single It Could Be Now, released today, is a deeply personal reflection on living with a Type B Aortic Dissection...
Posted on 12th July 2024
Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland named "Best Aortic Dissection Patient Charity - UK" and the THINK AORTA campaign wins the "AI Excellence...
Posted on 1st July 2024
One month into his solo circumnavigation of the UK, THINK AORTA kayaker Mike Lambert met Lord Thurso, HM Lord Lieutenant for Caithness, while...
Posted on 1st June 2024
Mike Lambert is attempting to break the world record for kayaking 3,000km around the coast of Britain, in memory of his Mum who died of an aortic...
Posted on 19th May 2024
Award-winning national patient charity Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland has announced that Emma Hope will join the charity as its Aortic...
Posted on 27th April 2024
Our life-saving THINK AORTA campaign is being launched across Canada by our international partner GADA - the Genetic Aortic Diseases Association of...
Posted on 3rd April 2024
Today, the national patient charity for Aortic Dissection in the UK & Ireland welcomed the 1,000th member to its AD Buddies peer support group....
Posted on 22nd March 2024
A moving tribute to our patient member Sharon Sewell has been published in the Derby Telegraph following her untimely death, three years after Aortic...
Posted on 18th March 2024
Sarah Nuttman, the first UK patient to have a surgical repair of her Aorta using the new Thoracoflo™ Aortic graft from Terumo Aortic, has been...
Posted on 1st March 2024
Oxford: NHS England SW and SE regions today launch a new Supra-regional Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for acute Aortic Dissection. This is...
Posted on 6th February 2024
Mr. Saleem Jahangeer, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at St. James's Hospital, Dublin received the Patients' Choice Award at a hospital staff...
Posted on 1st February 2024
The publication of updated national guidance on the diagnosis of Aortic Dissection by two Royal Colleges has been welcomed by the national patient...
Posted on 30th December 2023
Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland has published its 2023 Impact Report. The Trustees would like to thank the many members, partners,...
Posted on 6th December 2023
A multi-disciplinary team of clinical experts working with national patient charity Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland has published a...
Posted on 27th November 2023
Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland, the UK's Best Specialist Patient Support Charity 2023, has launched a brand new website designed by a...
Posted on 7th November 2023
A team of 53 patients and relatives from Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland walked 1,375 miles - the distance from Lands End to John...
Posted on 19th October 2023
Great news for our charity as our Chair, Gareth Owens, has been invited to join the NHS national steering group looking at the challenges of aortic...
Posted on 30th June 2023
Fantastic news as our national patient charity is awarded the accolade of Best Special Patient Support Charity - UK - 2023 for our dedicated work...
Posted on 29th March 2023
Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland has announced the appointment of Mr. Geoff Tsang, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Southampton...
Posted on 16th January 2023
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded the honour of hosting Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK on Tuesday 19 September 2023...
Posted on 22nd December 2022
As 2023 closes, we want to highlight an important paper published in early 2022. This work quantified the increase in risk of having an aortic...
Posted on 7th September 2022
Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland has launched an important new resource for mothers and those contemplating pregnancy, ‘Planning...
Posted on 8th May 2022
Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland has launched, at the SCTS 2022 annual meeting in Belfast, a major new resource for patients, ‘Aortic...
Posted on 10th March 2022
Two survivors of a life-threatening cardiac condition have welcomed the publication of new national guidance to improve the diagnosis of Aortic...
Posted on 1st December 2021
US TV chat show host Donna Drake invited Carin Andersen and Ben Youdelman from THINK AORTA US into her studio for a live interview about our...
Posted on 23rd September 2021
National patient association Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland is delighted to announce that we recently appointed Dr. Gordon McManus as...
Posted on 10th May 2021
Today, national patient charity Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland is proud to publish the first-ever patient-led abstract accepted as a...
Posted on 11th December 2020
On 11th December 2020, Aortic Dissection Awareness UK&I were delighted to attend and present at a national Aortic Dissection Research Priorities...
Posted on 19th December 2019
An update to the series of papers collating the latest genetics research on aortic dissection has been published. Following on two previous years’...
Posted on 30th July 2019
National patient association Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland has announced that the fourth annual Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK, on...
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