In this episode of Life Beyond The Finish Line, Orlandina sits with Rosemarie Nania as she shares how loss became advocacy, purpose, and legacy After losing her brother Angelo to complications related to vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS), Rosemarie Nania turned unimaginable grief into purpose. As Founder and President of BELOvEDS, A Nania Foundation, she now works to raise awareness, support research, and help families impacted by this rare genetic condition. However, what her family discovered after Angelo’s death would change everything.  🏁 Success is just the beginning.

Learn more about Aortic Disease Awareness Month, like aortic dissection, and how awareness can make the difference between life and death.

An aortic dissection – a tear in the inner layer of the main artery – is a life-threatening emergency. It can happen with little warning, as apparently was the case with U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham. His sudden death at age 71 was preliminarily attributed to an aortic dissection stemming from plaque buildup in his arteries.

Join Professor Colin Bicknell, Professor of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, for his Imperial Inaugural lecture.

U01.17.003 Summary: Explore the genetics of this connective tissue disorder. Understand the "Upward and Outward" lens subluxation and why echocardiography is the most critical monitoring tool.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) died on Saturday of an aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, the office of the Washington, D.C., chief medical examiner said Sunday. “The de…

Objective To investigate the clinical predictors of malperfusion in patients with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) and to construct a diagnostic model to identify high-risk individuals. Methods…