• Heart valve disease is common, serious, but treatable.

What is heart valve disease?

The heart has four valves that open and close to control blood flow to your body. If one or more of those valves don’t open or close properly, that means you have heart valve disease. It may be something you were born with, or that develops during your life.

Heart valve disease is common and serious, but treatable. Knowing the symptoms to look out for and when you should see a healthcare provider are the best ways to detect and treat possible heart valve disease.

Heart Valve Voice Canada is here to support, educate, and advocate on behalf of Canadians living with heart valve disease.

Patient stories

If you have been diagnosed with heart valve disease, you are not alone. Learn from people who share their experience — and what they learned about diagnosis, treatment and recovery.

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Getting treatment close to home
Mitral Regurgitation
Transcatheter Repair
Getting treatment close to home
Mitral Regurgitation
Transcatheter Repair

Virginia Nordlee was thrilled to learn she would not have to leave Saskatchewan to receive a minimally invasive mitral valve repair.

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Mitral Regurgitation
Transcatheter Repair
“I don’t have to be an old man at 67.”
Aortic Stenosis
Transcatheter Replacement
“I don’t have to be an old man at 67.”
Aortic Stenosis
Transcatheter Replacement

Bill Power figured he was just getting old when he started experiencing fatigue and chest discomfort while doing some of his favourite activities. But what he thought were normal signs of aging turned out to be symptoms of heart valve disease.

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Aortic Stenosis
Transcatheter Replacement
“I always believe in hope”
Aortic Stenosis
Surgical Replacement (Tissue)
“I always believe in hope”
Aortic Stenosis
Surgical Replacement (Tissue)

Len never gave up hope. Cancer treatment had left his faulty aortic valve with further damage, and surgery to replace the valve was considered risky.

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Aortic Stenosis
Surgical Replacement (Tissue)

Working together to create a better patient journey

From awareness and detection through diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, and life after surgery, Canadians living with heart valve disease will have different needs but we all follow the same journey. Knowing your options and having up-to-date information is the best way to improve the outcome of living with heart valve disease or supporting someone through their journey. Together, Heart Valve Voice Canada’s Patient Journey can lead you through this important process.

Latest news

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Growing awareness, better support
Growing awareness, better support

More people are becoming aware of heart valve disease, and more people living with valve conditions are getting support and information to manage their health. These are just some of the ways Heart Valve Voice Canada — the country’s only national, patient-led heart valve organization — is making a difference. Learn more in our 2023 Impact Report.

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Achieving early detection and diagnosis for cardiovascular disease: A manifesto for change
Achieving early detection and diagnosis for cardiovascular disease: A manifesto for change

The first patient-led global manifesto calling for early detection and diagnosis of cardiovascular disease is available now, and Heart Valve Voice Canada was delighted to contribute!

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“Listen to your heart” events across Canada
“Listen to your heart” events across Canada

Heart Valve Voice Canada is excited to share that the following #ListenToYourHeart stethoscope events are scheduled in support of Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day.

Visit an event closest to you and “Listen To Your Heart”

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