Think Aorta: aortic dissection awareness and perspectives from the patient

Abstract

Aortic dissection has long been considered a rare, unpreventable and inevitably fatal disease. However, recent advances now prove otherwise. The patient-led Think Aorta campaign is challenging old thinking, improving diagnosis and advocating for better care, such as family screening. Patient advocacy and recent international guidelines classifying the aorta as an organ are catalysts for further improvements in patient care.