Aortic Dissection Awareness Week is a time when we especially focus on helping everyone understand the genetic risk factors for aortic dissection, the signs and symptoms of aortic emergency, how to prepare for an emergency, and how to best reduce risk. This year, Aortic Disease Awareness Week is September 19-26.

People with genetic aortic and vascular complications due to conditions like Marfan, Loeys-Dietz, VEDS, and related conditions have an estimated 250x increased risk of aortic dissection.

For this reason, The Marfan Foundation has created resources for healthcare professionals and their patients to better recognize and understand aortic dissection.

This visual guide is just one of many tools available to those wanting more information about aortic dissection.