Congratulations to Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm UK on launching the new national patient association for #abdominalaorticaneurysm in Westminster this morning, hosted by Virendra Sharma. It's great to see patient voices leading to greater interest in #Aortic disease across Parliament. Sajid Javid

Every year, 80,000 men are diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm in the UK. AAAUK is the first advocacy group for AAA patients in the country. Visit our website to find out about the work we do to represent patients. buff.ly/3L2Q2sd

Wonderful to see this come to fruition Congratulations to all Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm UK #PatientVoices leading the way. #AortaBuddies #abdominalaorticaneurysm

Congratulations to all Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm UK Launched Today, the new national patient association for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm aaauk.squarespace.com/for-patients #PatientVoices #ThinkAorta thinkaorta.net

It was a great privilege to be invited to the launch event @AAA_uk and very excited to see a nationwide entity to promote awareness of this significant healthcare burden.

“The process of screening was easy. Treating an aneurysm is less straightforward, but still far less complicated than experiencing an unexpected rupture” Read about abdominal aortic aneurysm patient Les Ruffell, and his story from diagnosis to treatment. buff.ly/3M0F6MY

Diagnosing an AAA in its early stages is the key to ensuring the best outcome, as an untreated AAA can be life-threatening. Read about how abdominal aortic aneurysms impact thousands of people in the UK every year, & how AAA UK aims to support them. buff.ly/3L2Q2sd

@aaa__uk serves a dual purpose: to provide a forum for support, information and advice for people affected by AAA; and to advocate for the interests of people living with AAA with stakeholders in Government, the NHS and wider society. Visit our website at buff.ly/3ysR5Pm

Diagnosing an AAA in its early stages is the key to ensuring the best outcome, as an untreated AAA can be life-threatening. Often an AAA “gives no symptoms, and then suddenly it’s a crisis”. Read about AAA patient Brian's story from diagnosis to treatment. buff.ly/3M6qOuu

Many thanks to all those who supported Audrey Roos official launch in Westminster as the first advocacy group for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm patients. It was great have Virendra Sharma hosting, alongside Jim Shannon MP, Usman Jaffer, Duygu Yenidogan and Les Ruffell

Wishing Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm UK every success. The UK now has a strong patient voice for #AorticDissection via Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland and for AAA via Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm UK, with great connection & collaboration between the two.

It was great to see so many interested and engaged patients providing thought provoking discussions with clinicians and parliamentarians at our official launch in Westminster, including Regent Lee with Sir Sir Peter Bottomley

It has now been 2 weeks since our official launch in Westminster as the first advocacy group for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm patients. It was great to see this come to fruition with Virendra Sharma hosting and so many patient voices leading the discussion.

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm UK is excited to give representation to AAA patients and their loved ones and provide a platform for national discussion on the impact of, and potential policy changes relating to the condition. Watch why Les Ruffell got involved in AAAUK buff.ly/3Ls0jhO

An untreated Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm can be life-threatening so diagnosing an AAA in its early stages is the key to ensuring the best outcome. Watch our Patient Affairs Officer discuss advice on AAA screening buff.ly/3G458g2

What is Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm? unitedleicester.com/Video/22524 Leicester's Hospitals The Leicester Tigers Foundation Greg McMahon Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm UK #MensHealthWeek #aaaawareness

Have a look at our website to find out more about Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm UK and AAA's aaauk.squarespace.com

In this video, our Patient Affairs Officer Les Ruffell explains how he'd never heard of an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm until he was invited for screening. Les' aneurysm was detected via screening like 1,542 others were in 2022 youtube.com/watch?v=YWGYO1…

Great to see more organisations helping inform and empower patients of AAA to understand their condition better health-shared.com/stories/Glke5t…

Great to see Circulation Foundation celebrating #VascularAwarenessMonth through their #TheBodyWalk Campaign which challenges healthcare professionals, patients, and carers to collectively walk, run, cycle or swim the 60,000 miles that make up the human body’s circulation