

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
8 hours ago1 min read


Aortic Valve Disease
🫀❤️ LET’S TALK ABOUT THE AORTIC VALVE because it’s #HeartValveDiseaseAwarenessWeek, led by the Heart Valve Disease Patient Network at Global Heart Hub to which Aortic Hope is proud to be a member. 💓Heart valve disease can develop quietly. Symptoms like breathlessness, fatigue or dizziness may not appear for years… or may not appear at all. Sometimes, the first sign is a heart murmur — a subtle change in the sound of blood flowing through the heart. 🩺It’s not something you
Shaun Nicosia
1 day ago1 min read


AORTIC DISSECTION AWARENESS WEEK
In honor of #AorticDiseaseAwarenessMonth and #AortcDissectionAwarenessWeek, eight leading aortic-awareness organizations unite to amplify life-saving stories during Aortic Dissection Awareness Week Goal: Raising awareness through storytelling, education and collective action Maryland, September 13, 2026 — Eight leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to aortic dissection awareness are joining together during Aortic Dissection Awareness Week (September 13–19) to share power
Shaun Nicosia
2 days ago5 min read


