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Last week, Heart Valve Voice held an Evidence Roundtable on HMS Belfast featuring patients, clinicians, industry representatives and key opinion leaders from the health and patient advocacy space. We were asked to do this by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Heart Valve Disease, who wanted to understand the current challenges in the patient pathway, as well as the ideas and innovations that can unlock those barriers.

This week, Heart Valve Voice hosted a Roundtable on the HMS Belfast to discuss how clinicians, patients and industry professionals can improve the detection, diagnosis and treatment of heart valve disease.

Last Friday, the Your Heart Matters bus made its final call in Leeds. Over the past two years, the bus has visited cities and towns across the UK, promoting awareness of the red-flag symptoms of heart valve disease and the importance of stethoscope checks for over 65s.

Last week, as part of Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week 2023, Heart Valve Voice and the Greater Manchester Cardiac Network partnered with Manchester Library Services to hold a series of awareness events across the city.

On September 12th, Heart Valve Voice visited the Palace of Westminster as part of Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week 2023 in an attempt to raise awareness of heart valve disease. We parked the Your Heart Matters Bus in New Palace Yard and offered stethoscope checks to MPs and staff to highlight the importance of early detection of the disease.

Today marks the start of International Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week. A week that aims to improve the global diagnosis, treatment, and management of heart valve disease. The week is celebrated by charities from across the globe, all to promote awareness of the disease, its symptoms and the importance of early detection and timely treatment.