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• Family Health History, Research, and the Holidays | December 23rd, 2011

  Family gatherings over the holidays are perfect for collecting important family medical history information.  Read more here.  Now is also the perfect time to discuss enrolling in research.  Please tell your family about the research the John Ritter Research Program in Aortic and Vascular Diseases is doing to identify the genetic basis of aortic aneurysms and [...] Learn more

• ACC/AHA Pocket Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Thoracic Aortic Disease Now Available to Healthcare Providers | December 12th, 2011

  The American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) Pocket Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Thoracic Aortic Disease  are now available to physicians and other healthcare providers free of charge thanks to the Thoracic Aortic Disease (TAD) Coalition and a grant from W.L. Gore & Associates.  The 64-page booklet is based on the [...] Learn more

• Amy Yasbeck interview on SkyRadio | November 18th, 2011

  In an interview for SkyRadio, Amy Yasbeck discusses the founding of the John Ritter Foundation, creation of the Ritter Rules, formation of the Thoracic Aortic Disease Coalition (TAD Co), and the collaborative efforts to develop the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Thoracic Aortic Disease.  Click here to listen:  Yasbeck interview on [...] Learn more

• Memoir Describes Triumph Over Aortic Disease | September 12th, 2011

  Barefoot in November tells the story of Benjamin Carey’s triumph over the diagnosis and surgical repair of an aortic aneurysm, culminating in his completion of the New York Marathon one year later.  Amy Yasbeck says the book is “touching and inspiring”. http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/62486037?access_key=key-z0ugpbh1fay8njeojju Learn more

• Common genetic variants increase risk of aortic dissection | September 12th, 2011

  Dianna Milewicz, M.D., Ph.D. director of the John Ritter Research Program, and her team of researchers at UTHealth, along with researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, published the discovery of common genetic variants which predispose individuals to thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissection (TAAD) in the absence of a family history of the disease (called sporadic TAAD) or [...] Learn more

• Amy Yasbeck on the Rachael Ray Show | October 6th, 2010

  Amy Yasbeck continues to raise aortic awareness, appearing on the Rachael Ray Show on October 6, 2010. She discusses her new book, the John Ritter Foundation, and the John Ritter Research Program. Check it out: http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/segments/view/amy-yasbeck/ Learn more