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16 February 2024

In a landmark moment for the heart valve disease community, Heart Valve Voice proudly announces the election of its new Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Phill Read. With an unmatched determination to support patients, and a profound understanding of the challenges faced by patients, Phill marks a significant milestone as the first patient to lead the charity’s Board.

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11 September 2023

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.

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04 September 2023

Earlier this year, Clinical Lead for Intervention at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Dr Clare Appleby, gave a presentation to leading figures in the heart valve disease world about gender inequalities in heart valve disease treatment. Here, Dr Appleby discusses that presentation and looks at how to address inequalities in heart valve disease care.

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10 July 2023

Last week, Heart Valve Voice once again teamed up with our partners at Valve for Life UK for another Your Heart Matters event. This time, the team went to Bristol, where we were joined by clinicians from University Hospital Bristol and Weston

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23 June 2023

Yesterday Heart Valve Voice were delighted to be at Birmingham Central Library to promote awareness of heart valve disease and how it's treated.

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21 April 2023

Earlier this week, I was asked to represent Heart Valve Voice and its patient community at a Westminster Health Forum event on Next Steps for Diagnostics and Medical Devices in England. The event featured stakeholders from across the health space, with policymakers, industry professionals and clinical leaders coming together to share their thoughts and ideas. I was there as a patient to share my experience and talk more broadly about what I have learned from other patients as an advocate for Heart Valve Voice.

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28 March 2023

Essex heart patients are the first in the country to benefit from new wearable technology used by hospital staff in a revolutionary procedure.

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