Need for Patient Input Regarding Resumption of Cardiovascular Procedures
To download this page as a PDF, click here. Heart Valve Voice US is deeply concerned that the patient perspective...
Guidance for Patients Regarding Elective Procedures
To download this page as a PDF, click here. Many medical societies, health systems, and other organizations have issued guidance...
Intro: Catalog of Recommendations and Guidance On Heart Valve Surgery During COVID-19 Pandemic
What is “elective surgery” in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and what does it mean for heart valve patients?...
Covid-19: Advice for individuals with Heart Valve Disease
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has presented the world with an unprecedented public health challenge. Its rapid spread has caused significant alarm and...
COVID-19: Consejos para pacientes con valvulopatías cardíacas
El COVID-19 (Coronavirus) supone un reto sin precedentes para la salud pública a nivel mundial. Su rápida propagación ha provocado...
Bill Introduced to Combat Counterfeit Medical Devices
On Jan. 29, 2020, the House Energy & Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on multiple bills related...
Durbin Issues Bill to Safeguard Foreign-Manufactured Medical Technology
On March 3, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the Senate Minority Whip, expressed his intent in a Senate floor speech to...
NIH Issues RFI for Agency-Wide Strategic Plan
On Feb. 12, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a Request for Information (RFI) on suggestions to inform...
CMS National Coverage Determination for TMVR Forthcoming
On Feb. 18, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that a decision on a National Coverage...
The Many Meanings of Awareness
The focus of Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day 2020 is to call attention to an under-diagnosed, deadly but treatable disease...