Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)? You're not alone, and you're in the right place.
In part one of this two part series, Cleveland Clinic’s vascular experts answer questions that real patients asked about abdominal aortic disease. Learn about aneurysm risk factors, genetic links to aortic disease and how lifestyle choices can impact an aneurysm.

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Meet the panel: Vascular surgeon Francis Caputo, MD | https://providers.clevelandclinic.org/provider/francis-caputo/4271962
Vascular Medicine Specialist Scott Cameron, MD | https://providers.clevelandclinic.org/provider/scott-cameron/4272046
Vascular Surgeon Ali Khalifeh, MD | https://providers.clevelandclinic.org/provider/ali-khalifeh/4271964
Vascular Surgeon Courtney Hanak, MD | https://providers.clevelandclinic.org/provider/courtney-hanak/4271976
Vascular Medicine Specialist Pulkit Chadhury, MD | https://providers.clevelandclinic.org/provider/pulkit-chaudhury/4271946

Hani Najm, MD, and Joanna Ghobrial, MD, explain the latest advances in transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation, surgical strategies and lifetime management. Learn how a multidisciplinary approach helps patients live longer, healthier lives with fewer interventions.

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Venugopal Menon, MD, and Michael Tong, MD, explain how modern advances are transforming treatment for a rare but life-threatening complication after a heart attack: ventricular septal rupture. Learn why early transfer to an expert center matters, how mechanical support devices buy time for recovery and why surgery remains the definitive solution for saving lives.

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A new Cleveland Clinic study uncovered how gut health could influence serious vascular conditions. Stanley Hazen, MD, PhD, and Scott Cameron, MD, PhD, explain the surprising link between the gut microbiome, TMAO levels and abdominal aortic aneurysms. Learn about emerging research, lifestyle strategies and future treatments that could transform cardiovascular care.

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Discover how a multidisciplinary team tackles peripheral artery disease (PAD) with a patient-first approach. Lee Kirksey, MD, Aravinda Nanjundappa, MBBS, MD, and G. Jay Bishop, MD, share how collaborative care across vascular medicine, vascular surgery and cardiology leads to better outcomes and lifelong management.

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Samir Kapadia, MD, Chairman of Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic, and David Zidar, MD, PhD, an interventional cardiologist and immunologist, introduce the Cardioimmunology Center. They explore how immune system activity can influence heart health and discuss innovative approaches to identifying and managing cardiovascular risk through immunologic insights.


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Lars Svensson, MD, PhD, and Xiaoying Lou, MD, discuss valve-sparing aortic root surgery, an advanced technique that preserves the patient’s native valve while treating aortic aneurysms. They explain who qualifies for this procedure, how it’s performed and why it can offer long-term benefits without lifelong blood thinners.

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Subscribe to the free Love Your Heart monthly enewsletter for helpful resources including heart disease prevention and treatment tips, videos, news and research.
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Cleveland Clinic experts Tamanna Singh, MD, and Amanda Vest, MBBS, discuss how obesity affects heart health, especially in people with heart failure. They share medical strategies like healthy lifestyle changes and new medications that can help improve quality of life.

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Learn more about heart failure treatment. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/heart-failure-treatment