Blogs

Day One- Morning The first part of my day at EACTs was spent discussing the advancements in Minimal Invasive Surgery (MIS). I managed to speak to Chris Young, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at St. Thomas' Hospital about innovative treatments and the advancement in MIS.

Wil is writing a fortnightly blog and discussing a range of topics over the coming months. In this addition, he's talking about the role of Heart Valve Voice in the cardiovascular landscape, so much of the discussion is about awareness. For us, there are three important parts to this: education, reach and collaboration. .

​Thursday was a big day for both Heart Valve Voice and the Global Heart Hub as bot organisations delivered some exciting and impact projects. Heart Valve Voice released their publication of the Welsh State of the Nation Report and delivered a webinar to over 21,000 over 60s and Global Heart Hub welcomed Initiative Herzklappe to the Alliance.

Mid way through Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week and neither our energy, nor our schedules, showed any sign of letting up.

Yesterday was a great day for Heart Valve Voice and for the European Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week. After the success of Street Doctor in London and Edinburgh the team couldn’t wait to get going and we were in a new city and a new country. Our third in the last 24 hours!!

​Our CEO Wil Woan will be writing a daily blog for European Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week read the first here...

On September the 22nd patients from across the UK will walk a mile to inspire others and demonstrate that you really do get your life back after treatment if it’s detected early. Brenda Walker is away in September so she decided to complete her walk a little earlier and here’s how she got on….

Heart Valve Voice will be partnering with Lancashire Cricket Foundation to improve the diagnosis, treatment and management of heart valve disease by raising awareness of its severity and the need for timely detection at the forthcoming Ashes Test.

Post Operative Observations: Everything from early discomfort, nights sweats and a runny nose but things are looking up!

In September 2019, Heart Valve Voice will be participating in the European Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week. Children across the UK will be sitting down together to read Grandad’s Heart Valve Disease Story. The story is based on a true relationship between a young boy, his sister and hid grandad. The book goes through the stages of grandad’s heart valve disease through the perspective of a child.