TAVR Archives - Heart Valve Voice US https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/tag/tavr/ Giving a voice to people with heart valve disease Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:35:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cropped-Favicon-32x32.png TAVR Archives - Heart Valve Voice US https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/tag/tavr/ 32 32 7 Top TAVR Questions Answered By Someone Who’s Been Through It https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/7-top-tavr-questions-answered-by-someone-whos-been-through-it/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:35:05 +0000 https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/?p=10998 One thing was certain immediately after my diagnosis of severe aortic stenosis (AS): I had questions! What exactly is aortic stenosis? What are the treatments? How long is recovery? More questions surfaced in the hours and days after diagnosis. Still others occupied my thoughts at 2 AM while I was anxiously awaiting my valve replacement. […]

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]]> 7 Ways to Make Life a Little Easier Before and After TAVR https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/7-ways-to-make-life-a-little-easier-before-and-after-tavr/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:32:59 +0000 https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/?p=10997 When I first learned I had severe aortic stenosis and the only treatment was a heart valve replacement, I was scared and overwhelmed. As a patient who has felt the jumble of feelings and questions myself, I hope sharing a few practical tips from my own experience will help you feel more confident and reassured […]

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]]> I Was Told I Was Too Young for TAVR. Here’s Why I’m Glad I Pushed Back. https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/i-was-told-i-was-too-young-for-tavr-heres-why-im-glad-i-pushed-back/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:29:58 +0000 https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/?p=10996 I was only 49 when I was diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis, a condition where the aortic valve doesn’t open fully, restricting blood flow from the heart. Most people with that diagnosis are older than 65, but high dose radiation to treat Hodgkin’s lymphoma in my teens accelerated the development of the condition. I was […]

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]]> Life After TAVR: Managing Uncertainty About My Valve’s Future https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/life-after-tavr-managing-uncertainty-about-my-valves-future/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:21:46 +0000 https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/?p=10995 As a younger person living with valvular heart disease, I’ve learned to think of my aortic stenosis (AS) as a chronic condition to manage for the long term, rather than an issue to be fixed and forgotten. Yes, my diseased aortic valve was replaced with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), during which my doctor implanted […]

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]]> HVVUS Urges Anthem To Revise Coverage Policies https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/hvvus-urges-anthem-to-revise-coverage-policies/ Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:26:24 +0000 https://hvvprod.wpengine.com/?p=10736 Heart Valve Voice US is a patient advocacy organization focused on improving the diagnosis, management and treatment of heart valve disease. We understand Anthem is in the process of reconsidering its current misguided policy of not covering innovative transcatheter valve procedures, such as TAVR for low-risk patients and TEER/TMVR. To the best of our knowledge, […]

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]]> CMS Releases CY 2021 IPPS Proposed Rule https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/cms-releases-cy-2021-ipps-proposed-rule/ Tue, 23 Jun 2020 19:23:00 +0000 https://hvvprod.wpengine.com/?p=10648 On May 12, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Calendar Year (CY) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule. The proposed rule, which is published annually, details proposed updates to Medicare payment policies, and estimates that inpatient hospital services spending will increase by roughly $2 billion next fiscal year. The IPPS […]

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]]> CMS Decision on TAVR Puts Patients at the End of the Line https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/elderly-heart-valve-patients-willing-to-accept-more-risks-from-treatment-options-to-maintain-independence-2/ Mon, 24 Jun 2019 18:10:55 +0000 https://hvvprod.wpengine.com/?p=7788 The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services today issued their final National Coverage Decision on how hospitals will be approved to do the TAVR (transaortic valve replacement) procedure, a less invasive valve replacement treatment that avoids open heart surgery and allows patients to resume daily life more quickly. “CMS’s decision to judge hospitals on volume, […]

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]]> Elderly heart valve patients willing to accept more risks from treatment options to maintain independence https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/elderly-heart-valve-patients-willing-to-accept-more-risks-from-treatment-options-to-maintain-independence/ Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:56:38 +0000 https://hvvprod.wpengine.com/?p=7593 New study finds that elderly patients would tolerate substantially more risk of death, stroke, and other negative clinical outcomes if a procedure allows them to regain their independence more quickly. Research published in the open-source journal F1000Research aimed to uncover which clinical outcomes patients consider most important when it comes to decision-making for heart disease […]

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]]> Watch Our Webinar: What You Need to Know About Medicare’s Proposed TAVR Decision and How to Lend Your Voice to Make a Difference https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/watch-our-webinar-what-you-need-to-know-about-medicares-proposed-tavr-decision-and-how-to-lend-your-voice-to-make-a-difference/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 20:59:36 +0000 https://hvvprod.wpengine.com/?p=7403 Did you miss our webinar on April 16th, 2019? You can tune in now! Be sure to download the slides. On March 26, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its updated proposed decision on Medicare coverage for a less-invasive heart valve disease treatment called transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Unfortunately, the update […]

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]]> CMS Makes Progress but Continues to Limit Life-Saving Access for Heart Valve Disease Patients https://www.heartvalvevoice-us.org/cms-makes-progress-but-continues-to-limit-life-saving-access-for-heart-valve-disease-patients/ Thu, 28 Mar 2019 14:48:36 +0000 https://hvvprod.wpengine.com/?p=7352 Washington, D.C., March 27, 2019 – Below is a statement issued on behalf of the Alliance for Aging Research, Association of Black Cardiologists, Heart Valve Voice US, and Mended Hearts in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposed decision to cover Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) for the treatment of symptomatic aortic valve stenosis […]

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