$3.5 Trillion HEROES Act Passes House of Representatives, Moves to Senate
On May 15, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R....
Need for Patient Input Regarding Resumption of Cardiovascular Procedures
To download this page as a PDF, click here. Heart Valve Voice US is deeply concerned that the patient perspective...
Guidance for Patients Regarding Elective Procedures
To download this page as a PDF, click here. Many medical societies, health systems, and other organizations have issued guidance...
Intro: Catalog of Recommendations and Guidance On Heart Valve Surgery During COVID-19 Pandemic
What is “elective surgery” in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and what does it mean for heart valve patients?...
Covid-19: Advice for individuals with Heart Valve Disease
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has presented the world with an unprecedented public health challenge. Its rapid spread has caused significant alarm and...
COVID-19: Consejos para pacientes con valvulopatías cardíacas
El COVID-19 (Coronavirus) supone un reto sin precedentes para la salud pública a nivel mundial. Su rápida propagación ha provocado...
Bill Introduced to Combat Counterfeit Medical Devices
On Jan. 29, 2020, the House Energy & Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on multiple bills related...
Durbin Issues Bill to Safeguard Foreign-Manufactured Medical Technology
On March 3, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the Senate Minority Whip, expressed his intent in a Senate floor speech to...
NIH Issues RFI for Agency-Wide Strategic Plan
On Feb. 12, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a Request for Information (RFI) on suggestions to inform...
CMS National Coverage Determination for TMVR Forthcoming
On Feb. 18, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that a decision on a National Coverage...