Heart Valve Voice Canada

03/13/2026

Thank you to everyone who showed up for their heart health on Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day.

At 10 community events across Canada, health care providers listened with stethoscopes for heart murmurs, a possible sign of valve disease.

Valve disease is serious, potentially life-threatening, but treatable. Since symptoms can be vague, and some people have no symptoms, you may not know you have it.

That’s why we recommend routine stethoscope checks for those 60+ and most at risk: early detection leads to better patient health outcomes and less strain on our health system.

Thank you to our partners, clinicians, media and Canadians for your support.

Together, let’s keep saving and improving lives.

https://www.heartvalvevoice.ca/listentoyourheart

West Edmonton Mall
GETCA
CK Hui Heart Centre
Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation
Reh-Fit Centre
Hawkesbury & District Hospital
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Carlingwood Shopping Centre
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
CHUM
Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec-UL

03/09/2026

Why can you trust the information about heart valve disease on our website?

All content is reviewed for clinical accuracy by healthcare professionals on our board of directors, including a cardiac surgeon, an interventional cardiologist and an advanced practice nurse, as well as by patients.

Find accurate info about heart valve disease and your diagnosis at https://www.heartvalvevoice.ca/

03/08/2026

Closing care gaps for women is a priority for Heart Valve Voice Canada because of patients like Dianne.

Like too many women, Dianne’s valve disease was diagnosed late.

Her health declined and she needed urgent heart surgery in her 50s despite reporting fatigue and an irregular heartbeat—common heart valve disease symptoms—in her 20s.

Together with Global Heart Hub, Heart Valve Voice Canada partnered on the global consensus report: Shaping the Future for Women with Heart Valve Disease.

Recommendations include involving women in heart valve disease research and developing comprehensive educational material about HVD in women.

Read more about the recommended actions in the report:https://static1.squarespace.com/static/650334c9e748db4e86436dd9/t/68af40c059b26d2f09fe5f78/1756315840931/Report_HVD_Shaping+the+Future+for+Women+with+HVD_140825_e-copy.pdf

03/06/2026

International Women’s Day is this Sunday, March 8. As we celebrate, let’s also remember that women experience unique challenges in heart valve disease care, from underdiagnosis to longer treatment waiting times.

Awareness and action are essential to ensure women get equal access to life-saving treatment.

Learn more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMmfN9nB17I

Women experience unique challenges in heart valve disease care – from underdiagnosis to longer treatment waiting times. Awareness and action are essential to...

03/03/2026

Mandy figured she felt fatigued after exercise or errands due to her autoimmune condition.

The real cause? Her heart valves were damaged and needed treatment.

Valve disease is potentially life-threatening but treatable.
Here’s what Mandy and her doctor decided to do: https://www.heartvalvevoice.ca/en/patient-stories-collection/future-patient-story-ny2pj-9ay62

After surgery to repair a leaky heart valve, Mandy says, “It’s as though I’ve discovered new gears on my bike!”

02/26/2026

Thank you to everyone in Winnipeg who listened to your heart and booked an appointment at today’s stethoscope check event in Winnipeg. It was fully booked weeks ago.

🩺If you’re 60+, ask a healthcare provider to listen with a stethoscope for a heart murmur—often the first sign of heart valve disease. Registration is required.
💡Valve disease is serious but treatable.
👉 Click to learn more https://www.heartvalvevoice.ca/listentoyourheart

Reh-Fit Centre

Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day Sunday, February 22, 2026 “Listen To Your Heart” stethoscope check eventsHeart Valve Voice Canada is excited to offer free stethoscope check events in support of Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day, February 22nd, 2026.Don’t leave your heart health to chance—m...

02/26/2026

Thank you Dr. Osama Elkhateeb and the team at Nova Scotia Health for their continued commitment to Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day!
These stethoscope checks can be an important first step in heart valve disease detection. Thank you for improving awareness, early detection and health outcomes for Canadians!

02/25/2026

Thank you for another amazing Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day, Edmonton! Dr. Ben Tyrrell has been leading this important initiative for 4 years, building an incredible team to support raising awareness and early detection with the support of the West Edmonton Mall.

02/24/2026

Thank you to Dr. Ben Tyrrell and patient ambassadors Eleanor Nolt and Keri Lister Pratt for building awareness of the importance of a simple stethoscope check, the first step to detect heart valve disease 💜🩺 There was a fantastic turnout at the West Edmonton Mall in support of Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day on Sunday!

02/23/2026

A stethoscope check at a routine checkup saved the life of Keri Pratt.

Asking for regular stethoscope checks is especially important for Canadians 60+ or for those born with a heart condition.

Like many people born with a bicuspid valve, which should be monitored, Keri had no idea—and no symptoms.

She found out in her 30s when her doctor detected a heart murmur and referred her for follow-up care.

Thank you to rdnewsNOW - Everything Red Deer and Keri. Sharing patient stories helps more Canadians understand heart valve disease and the importance of early detection for better health outcomes.

Read more 👉 https://rdnewsnow.com/2026/02/18/red-deer-countys-keri-pratt-shares-story-ahead-of-heart-valve-disease-awareness-day/

02/23/2026

If left untreated, valve disease can progress to stroke and heart failure and can be fatal.

Yesterday was , an opportunity to learn about the risk factors, symptoms and treatment of this serious but treatable condition.

Ask your healthcare provider to listen to your heart with a stethoscope, especially if you’re 60+. It’s the first step in detecting valve disease.

Please share: you might help save a life.

Learn more: https://www.heartvalvevoice.ca/listentoyourheart

02/20/2026

Want to save a life? Get to know important facts about heart valve disease, which is serious—potentially fatal—but treatable.

Pass this along to people 60+, who are most at risk of developing heart valve disease, to help us improve awareness, early detection and health outcomes for Canadians

Find out more: https://www.heartvalvevoice.ca/listentoyourheart

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