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Please note: The Aortic Dissection Collaborative does not monitor the content of these resources and cannot vouch for the accuracy of all information posted.
Social Media Pages, Groups, and Posts
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Network (Facebook Group)
- Aortic Aneurysm Awareness Network (Facebook Group)
- Aortic Dissection Support Group (Facebook Group)
- Resource Toolbox for Patients and Families Affected by Aortic Disease (LinkedIn Post)
- Survivors of Aortic Dissection (Facebook Group)
Websites
- AorticDissection.com
- Aortic Hope
- Disease Maps
- E-brochure: Patient Information: Aorta Diseases, Diagnosis, and Therapy
- RareConnect
- Think Aorta Campaign
- Vascupedia
Advocacy and Awareness Organizations
Research Organizations
- GenTAC Alliance
- International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD)
- The John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health
- The Montalcino Aortic Consortium
Recent Publications by Collaborative Investigators
- Shalhub S, Roman MJ, Eagle KA, LeMaire SA, Zhang Q, Evangelista A, Milewicz DM; Genetically Triggered Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Cardiovascular Conditions (GenTAC) Consortium. Type B Aortic Dissection in Young Individuals With Confirmed and Presumed Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Jul 31. PMID: 3137637
- Shalhub S, Regalado ES, Guo DC, Milewicz DM; Montalcino Aortic Consortium. The natural history of type B aortic dissection in patients with PRKG1 mutation c.530G>A (p.Arg177Gln). J Vasc Surg. 2019 Sep;70(3):718-723. PMID: 30871887
- Taylor AP, Freeman RV, Bartek MA, Shalhub S. Left ventricular hypertrophy is a possible biomarker for early mortality after type B aortic dissection. J Vasc Surg. 2019 Jun;69(6):1710-1718. PMID: 30552040
- Shalhub S, Schäfer M, Hatsukami TS, Sweet MP, Reynolds JJ, Bolster FA, Shin SH, Reece TB, Singh N, Starnes BW, Jazaeri O. Association of variant arch anatomy with type B aortic dissection and hemodynamic mechanisms. J Vasc Surg. 2018 Dec;68(6):1640-1648. PMID: 29804742