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Patient Stories

Many individual patient stories, together, make up the story of our Aortic Dissection patient charity. You can read some of them here. New stories are added all the time.

Sharon Goddard

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

Sarah Nuttman

Patient Pioneer: Sarah, pictured here with her surgeon, Mr. Jorge Mascaro, is the first patient in the UK to have an Aortic repair using the new...

Prashant Navaratnarajah

Prashant was 38, a young fit and healthy man, when he suffered a Type A Aortic Dissection while working out at the gym.

Andrew Stevenson

Andrew Stevenson was Director of Research & Enterprise at the University of Lincoln when he suffered an acute Type A Aortic Dissection at the age...

Melanie Friend

An inspirational heartfelt story of an Aortic Dissection patient’s triumph, determination, and true love in New York!

Anne Cotton

Anne Cotton is a retired Primary School Teacher from Warwick who had her entire Aorta replaced in three stages, after suffering an acute Type A...

Howard Dyson

Howard Dyson 64, tells us about a rare incidence of aortic dissection which happened accidentally during routine surgery.

Stefan Paudler

Stefan had at first refused to seek medical help, but ended up undergoing a 12-hour life-saving operation to repair an Aortic Dissection and was...

What is an Aortic Dissection?

Aortic Dissection (AD) is a life-threatening medical emergency involving a tear in the aorta - the main artery from the heart, which carries blood to...

Aortic Dissection Patient Guide for Patients & Families

Written by patients for patients and endorsed by Aortic specialists from three professional societies, our free, comprehensive, easy-to-understand...

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...