The Heart Valve Society of America (HVSA) - including the Heart Valve Trialists Society - has been formed by a founding board of nationally and internationally prominent cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons in the heart valve disease field.
The mission of the Society is to:
- promote research
- educate medical professionals about the evaluation and treatment of heart valve diseases;
- serve as an informational resource for government, private industry, healthcare providers, the media and public; and,
- encourage and facilitate education of future heart valve disease specialists
"Heart valve diseases can be considered 'mystery killers,'" said Jeffrey S. Borer, MD of Weill Medical College of Cornell University, president of the Society. "Too often, they progress slowly and imperceptibly, yet are capable of causing sudden and unexpected death. The founding board believes a vehicle is needed to bring cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, anesthesiologists, pathologists, internists, basic scientists, other medical and allied health professionals together, in order to further research and educate caregivers and patients about this important public health problem."
Please visit our site at heartvalvesocietyofamerica.org
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