The Alliance Celebrates a Heart-Warming Valve Disease Day

The Alliance Celebrates a
Heart-Warming Valve Disease Day

From illuminating North America’s largest waterfall to rocking for heart health, this year’s Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day on February 22 was a stellar success!

Our flagship event in St. Paul, Minnesota—hosted by Rock From The Heart—featured powerful performances by Aortic Fire and The Spin Doctors, while advocates worldwide organized screenings, symposiums, and summits to raise awareness of valve disease risk factors, symptoms, and treatments.

A huge thank you to our 147 partners worldwide for making history with us once again! We’ll do it again next year on February 22, 2026!

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​​​​​​Learn more and get involved at ValveDiseaseDay.org.

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