05 February 2019

On Wednesday the 23rd of January, Heart Valve Voice Chief Executive, Wil Woan was invited by NICE to share his insights and be a part of the development process for the 2019 NICE guidelines for heart valve disease. It was a brilliant opportunity to represent the patient voice amongst the esteemed group of clinicians and leading policy makers in attendance.

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24 January 2019

Heart Valve Voice often lends support to a number of studies and trials throughout each year. One such study that is a study on the The effect of obesity on outcomes after surgery for degenerative mitral valve disease.

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14 January 2019

At Heart Valve Voice we believe in the importance of studies and trials that aim to help research and improve the diagnosis and treatment of heart valve disease. We have been involved in and provided support for a number of trials over the past few years and have plans for our involvement in more trials and studies to come in 2019.

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14 November 2018

On 14 November, Channel 5 provided a rare opportunity for television viewers by inviting them inside a operating theatre at St Bartholomew's Hospital while consultant cardiac surgeon, Mr Kulvinder Lall, performed open heart surgery on patient Kamal, aged 69. The surgery involved Mr Lall replacing an aortic valve for his patient, a surgery that many of our patient ambassadors have been through themselves.

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18 April 2018

Heart Valve Voice is helping to support an important study being performed by clinicians in Edinburgh, including Chief Investigator Mark Dweck, Senior Lecturer & Consultant Cardiologist, University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Heart Centre.

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15 March 2018

The first totally keyhole (endoscopic) robotic mitral valve surgeries was performed last week at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH).

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29 August 2017

Stuart Grant, Specialist Trainee in Cardiac Surgery from Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Heart Valve Voice ambassador shared with the Silversurfers what it's like to train as a cardiothoracic surgeon and to help valve disease patients get their lives back.

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18 July 2017

​Heart Valve Voice Supporter and Key Opinion Leader, Professor Phil MacCarthy, Clinical Director of Cardiovascular Services at London Bridge Hospital and Consultant Cardiologist at King's College Hospital, recently discussed the exciting times we are currently seeing with regards to valve disease treatment with leading publication Cardiovascular News.

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22 June 2017

There have been some very important things happening in the world of heart valve technology over the past couple of months. One of the most significant achievement thus far has been the first ever implantation procedures of a new innovative biological valve.

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