Showing posts with label Thoracic Aortic Disease. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thoracic Aortic Disease. Show all posts
Friday, September 1, 2023

Thoracic Aortic Disease Awareness September 2023 - A Time to Remember

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"Try to remember when life was so tender That no one wept except the willow" "Deep in December our hearts should remember And...
Monday, September 26, 2022

September Awareness 2022 - Breaking the Pattern of Sudden Death

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This September 2022, we reflect on the 20 year experience of one man. Despite the odds against him, he is not only still alive but fully enj...
Monday, September 19, 2022

September Awareness 2022 - The Aorta is Not the Heart!

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  When the Bicuspid Aortic Foundation first chose an Awareness Month for the Thoracic Aorta, it was important to designate a time widely sep...
Wednesday, September 30, 2020

TAD Awareness September 2020 - More Awareness, Many Challenges Today

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On this last day of September 2020, where are we in terms of awareness of aortic disease in the chest, both for the public and for medical p...
Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Thoracic Aortic Disease Awareness September 2020 - TAD in the Midst of COVID-19

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  How many have been injured or died from a diseased aorta in the chest (thoracic  aortic disease (TAD)), not receiving treatment for variou...
Sunday, September 15, 2019

TAD Awareness 2019 - A Virtual Walk with Bob Gies

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An actual walk with Bob would be a fast one! Like many with BAV/TAD, his entire life has been on the go, pushing to the max, always at high ...
Sunday, September 1, 2019

TAD Awareness 2019 - A Virtual Walk with Larry Abramson

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September is Thoracic Aortic Disease Awareness Month In 2019 BAF is raising awareness about Thoracic Aortic Disease through a "virtual...

TAD Awareness September 2019 - A Virtual Walk to Raise Awareness

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TAD Awareness 2019 - A Virtual Walk to Raise Awareness of Thoracic Aortic Disease Perhaps we can imagine a virtual walk together along th...
Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Doing Good in the World of BAV and Thoracic Aortic Disease

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BAV and aorta research in Ottawa involves mice like this one My thoughts return often to the research in progress at the University...
Wednesday, August 31, 2016

September 2016 Awareness Month - It's All About the "Big A" in the Chest!

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Normal Aorta The aorta is so important,  we call it the "Big A"!  To baseball fans in the US, the Big A means Angel...
Saturday, June 4, 2016

Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection Risk from Fluoroquinolone Drugs (Cipro, Levaquin, etc.)

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Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection and Fluoroquinolone Drugs  Raising Awareness - Why? There have been some additional questions about rec...
Monday, May 30, 2016

Talk to Your Doctor! Fluoroquinolones (Cipro, Levaquin, etc), Collagen Damage Warnings

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Classic picture of aortic disease:  bulging, stretching, curving due to weak connective tissue There is never a good time to be sick, bu...
Thursday, May 12, 2016

What Happened to Amy?

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This is Amy's story. Only her  name has been changed, to protect privacy. Where is Amy? "It's just not like her, Amy...