Heart Valve Voice Canada is celebrating the passing of Bill 66, the Heart Valve Disease Awareness Act, a Private Members’ Bill sponsored by MPP Rudy Cuzzetto, in the Ontario Legislature.

Heart Valve Voice Canada’s Managing Director, Ellen Ross shares summit highlights including the transformative power of patient advocacy in driving meaningful change.

The study found that patients with severe asymptomatic aortic stenosis fared better with early intervention by minimally invasive surgery than with clinical monitoring every six to 12 months. Monitoring is the current practice.

The research study was co-authored by Dr. Philippe Pibarot, a Heart Valve Voice Canada board member.

Len Crispino shared his patient story about living with multiple heart conditions, kidney failure and cancer in a video to open the November 2024 Unite Summit.

Heart valve disease is common and treatable, yet too few people know they could be at risk. Now, mobile clinics from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute are screening people in the Ottawa area for valve disease and other heart conditions. The clinics target individuals 65 years or older focusing on underserved communities, including rural residents and Indigenous people, and aim to get patients to the care they need faster.

More people are becoming aware of heart valve disease, and more people living with valve conditions are getting support and information to manage their health. These are just some of the ways Heart Valve Voice Canada — the country’s only national, patient-led heart valve organization — is making a difference. Learn more in our 2023 Impact Report.