Heart Valve Voice Canada

10/30/2025

Thank you to everyone who helped make our 6th annual Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week a success!

Here’s what we accomplished:

❣️Organized 14 Listen To Your Heart Stethoscope Check Events from across the country.
❣️Met with over 760 Canadians who had a stethoscope check by a healthcare provider—the first step in detecting heart valve disease.
❣️Reached more than 4 million Canadians with info about heart valve disease in the media and online.

These stethoscope events are extremely well attended, which is no surprise. With our aging population, heart valve disease is on the rise. We organize the events because valve disease is treatable, but it’s under-detected, under-diagnosed and under-treated. A simple stethoscope check can save your life.

A special thank you to participating clinicians, organizers, venues, partners and media for helping make a meaningful impact by increasing awareness and early detection for Canadians with valve disease.

💚 Our partners Shoppers Drug Mart Canadian Cardiovascular Society Global Heart Hub Edwards Lifesciences LifeLabs
💚 University of British Columbia cardiology fellows Dr. Jeff Wong Dr. Jobanjit Phulka and team
💚 Reh-Fit Centre Dr. James Tam
💚 Dr. Janine Eckstein
💚 University of Ottawa Heart Institute Centre for Valvular Heart Disease, Cindy Cross and team
💚 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Dr. Harindra Wijeysundera and team
💚 Centre de recherche de Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec-UL, Dr. Phillipe Pibarot, Mathieu Couture and team
💚CHUM Dr. Jessica Forcillo and team
💚Nova Scotia Health Dr. Osama Elkhateeb and team
💚SEVA Cardiac Centre Beata Gomez and Dr. Ajai Pasricha

10/23/2025

Can digital stethoscopes with AI improve early detection of heart valve disease?

That’s what Dr. Philippe Pibarot is studying. Watch this video to understand how it could help improve early detection.

An award-winning researcher, Philippe is a board member, Director of Cardiology Research at the Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec-UL, and the Canada Research Chair in Valvular Heart Diseases at Université Laval.

10/16/2025

You’ve heard of heart attacks and strokes. But do you know what heart valve disease is?

Not enough people do, and it’s costing lives, especially it’s rising as our country’s population ages.

Know the signs. If you’re 60+, ask for a simple stethoscope check.

It could help save your life.

Find patient info, stories and resources at https://www.heartvalvevoice.ca/

10/09/2025

The Perth Courier just featured Darlene’s patient journey with heart valve disease—at 39, she learned she urgently needed surgery.

Thank you to Metroland Media Group for sharing her patient story to help Canadians understand more about heart valve disease, which is serious but treatable.

Read Darlene’s story: https://www.heartvalvevoice.ca/en/patient-stories-collection/a-failing-valve-at-39

Darlene was a working mother, too busy to worry about her valve disease diagnosis. Then everything changed.

10/06/2025

One of our board members was recently awarded one of Canada’s highest distinctions for his exceptional heart valve disease research.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Philippe Pibarot!👏

He was elected a member of the Academy of Sciences for The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) / La Société royale du Canada (SRC).

Philippe has transformed heart valve disease patient care and is recognized worldwide for his innovative approaches to cardiovascular medicine.

The RSC/SRC recognizes and engages our country’s leading scholars, researchers, intellectuals and artists to address issues that are critical to Canadians and Canada.

Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec-UL

10/01/2025

If you’re 65+, you have a higher risk of acquiring heart valve disease.

Do yourself a favour and take care of your heart on National Seniors Day:

Ask a healthcare provider to listen to your heart with a stethoscope.

A stethoscope check is the first step in detecting heart valve disease, which is serious but treatable.

Find patient info, stories and resources at https://www.heartvalvevoice.ca/

Will you tag a senior who’ll appreciate knowing this life-saving info?

From pre-diagnosis through treatment and recovery, we connect you to the information & resources you need on your journey with heart valve disease.

09/29/2025

4 benefits of opening our latest newsletter for Canadians impacted by heart valve disease:

Inside the September newsletter:
💚Rick’s patient story: Finding care far from home
💚New research: Earlier treatment could help some with aortic stenosis
💚Patient resource: Track your cholesterol
💚Detection: Free stethoscope check events across Canada

👉Tap to read and subscribe: https://www.heartvalvevoice.ca/en/reports-resources/

Find the latest resources, from easy-to-understand guides and tools to lay summaries of clinical research.

09/29/2025

“Don’t miss a beat,” is the theme for World Heart Day. We love this reminder about the gift of enjoying your favourite people and activities in good health.

Today we send our thanks to the many patients in our community who have generously shared their stories.

You’re helping ensure Canadians impacted by valve disease don’t miss a beat.

Read patient stories: https://www.heartvalvevoice.ca/en/patient-stories

09/25/2025

Government of Saskatchewan Minister of Education Everett Hindley was one of dozens who turned out for our stethoscope check event in Swift Current, SK, for Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this event a great success:

💙 Pharmacist Paul Bazin and his amazing pharmacy team at Shoppers Drug Mart in Swift Current for hosting a very smooth and well-attended event.

💙 Cardiologist Dr. Janine Eckstein for listening to many hearts for a heart murmur, the first step in detecting heart valve disease.

💙 MLA Everett Hindley for supporting the importance of increasing awareness and improving early detection.

💙 Shoppers Drug Mart and Perry Martin for joining forces with us and enabling more Canadians to access stethoscope checks at select pharmacy locations.

💙 The Canadian Cardiovascular Society for supporting this campaign and stethoscope events across the country.

09/24/2025

We’ve added a *tracker* to our resources to help you take charge of your cholesterol.

You probably know that cholesterol impacts your heart health.

When you have your next blood cholesterol test, use this tool from the Canadian Cardiovascular Society to help you understand, track and to help you understand, track and manage your cholesterol levels.

You can discuss the results with your healthcare provider and take steps to reduce your cholesterol if it’s high.

Use the tracking tool: https://lnkd.in/eaYScHr4

09/23/2025

Many of these patients drove a long way to this stethoscope event to have a healthcare provider listen to their heart—the first step in early detection of heart valve disease.

We appreciate everyone who helped make this event a success:

*Thanks to the team at Shoppers Drug Mart in Surrey, BC, for partnering with us to host and support the event, including Pharmacy Manager Karanvir Gill and Pharmacy Care Concierge Gurleen Kaur.

*Thanks to Fellows at the University of British Columbia, including Jobanjit Phulka, Jiaming (Calvin) Liang and Siavash Ghadiri.

*Thanks to Global TV and cardiologist David Wood for promoting the event and helping more British Columbians understand valve disease and the importance of stethoscope checks, especially for those 60+.

*Thanks to patients for going the distance to care for your hearts.

*Thank you to the Canadian Cardiovascular Society for supporting this campaign.

Thank you for joining our mission to increase awareness and early detection of heart valve disease for Canadians.

09/23/2025

Over 60? When was the last time a healthcare provider listened to your heart?

Join us for a free stethoscope check event in Québec City! Registration is required.

🩺A healthcare provider will listen for a heart murmur—often the first sign of heart valve disease.

💡Valve disease is serious, but treatable.

👉Click to book an appointment: https://www.heartvalvevoice.ca/hvdaw-events-page

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“Listen to Your Heart” events across Canada Heart Valve Voice Canada is excited to share that the following events are scheduled in support of Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day.Visit an event closest to you and “listen to your heart”!Please click on the arrow to the right ...