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Introduction
National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day, which takes place February 22, is an annual campaign dedicated to raising awareness of heart valve disease, which affects as many as 11.6 million Americans. Valve Disease Day is celebrated with events across the country, aiming to improve detection of the symptoms of valve disease and save lives.

Background
Valve Disease Day is dedicated to increasing recognition of valve disease symptoms and risk factors, improving rates of detection and treatment, and improving patient outcomes. The day aims to educate patients, caregivers, and the public, and reduce the number of people whose lives are adversely affected by heart valve disease.

Past Activities and Events
In past years, partners have hosted and participated in a variety of events, social media activities, media outreach efforts, and other activities to raise awareness. A few of the many events that have taken place these past three years are noted below.


 * Educational briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC (2017)
 * Flagship event at Inova Heart & Vascular Institute in Fairfax, VA (2018)
 * Valve Disease Day ringing of the closing bell ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange (2018)
 * Flagship event at MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute in Washington, D.C. featuring MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute physicians, the U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams and WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte (2019)

Partners
In 2019, over 65 partners, led by the Alliance for Aging Research, participated in Valve Disease Day.


 * Adult Congenital Heart Association
 * Alliance for Aging Research
 * American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
 * CardioSmart - American College of Cardiology
 * American Geriatrics Society
 * American Heart Association
 * American Society of Echocardiography
 * Association of Black Cardiologists
 * Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiology
 * Atlantic Health System
 * Avera Heart Hospital
 * Buffalo General Medical Center Gates Vascular Institute
 * Cardiostart International
 * Cardiovascular Research Foundation
 * CardioVisual
 * CentraCare Heart & Vascular Center
 * CHI Memorial
 * Cleveland Clinic
 * EMERGENCYUSA
 * Emory Healthcare
 * Florida Hospital
 * Florida Medical Center
 * University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center
 * The Gerontological Society of America
 * Hartford Healthcare Heart & Vascular Institute
 * Healthy Women
 * The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano
 * Heart Valve Voice US
 * Heart Valve Voice Canada
 * HeartValveSurgery.com
 * Inova Heart & Vascular Institute
 * The James Family Heart Center at YRMC West
 * Lipoprotein(a) Foundation
 * Maimonides Medical Center
 * Medstar Heart & Vascular Institute
 * Men’s Health Network
 * Mended Hearts
 * Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
 * Mount Sinai Mitral Foundation
 * National Alliance for Caregiving
 * National Consumer’s League
 * National Council on Aging
 * National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention
 * New York Foundation for Eldercare
 * Northwestern Medicine
 * Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health
 * PASCaTS SPACCaT
 * Park Nicollet Heart & Vascular Center
 * Patient Advocate Foundation
 * Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
 * Rock from the Heart for Aortic Health
 * HeartLungDoc
 * Society for Women’s Health Research
 * Spectrum Health
 * StopAfib.org
 * Sustainable Cardiovascular Health Equity Development Alliance
 * Texas Heart Institute
 * SCAI
 * UNC Hospitals
 * UMC University Medical Center New Orleans
 * The University of Arizona Health Sciences Sarver Heart Center
 * University of Virginia Heart & Vascular Institute
 * WebMD
 * WVU Heart & Vascular Institute
 * Women’s Heart Foundation