Early screening is the best way to identify aortic stenosis, one of the most common forms of heart valve disease. Severe symptomatic aortic stenosis is commonly known as heart valve failure. In the US, up to 1.6 million adults have heart valve failure, and that number is expected to rise over the next few decades. That’s why Edwards Lifesciences and the LA Rams have teamed up to get more people ages 65+ in the game by signing up for a free heart valve screening.
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AND THE LA RAMS
Have teamed up to make screening for heart valve disease a priority
FOR PEOPLE AGES 65 AND OLDER.
When your heart valve health sits on the sidelines, things can get deadly. Heart valve disease affects more than 5 million people in the US, with roughly 25K deaths each year. Early screening is a simple way to detect heart valve disease before it gets worse.
It’s our mission to put valve health in play for everyone
Watch the video and see why early screening is key to tackling heart valve failure.
Heart valve failure is a deadly opponent.
Your personal stats can help determine your risk.
Identifying heart valve failure can be the difference between life and death for you, your loved ones, and those in your community. While there isn’t one single cause of heart valve failure, there are plenty of common risk factors, including:
Older age. People 65 and older are at a higher risk
Family history of heart disease or heart valve disease
Personal medical history
High blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and other heart disease risk factors
Chronic kidney disease
Heart conditions or heart infections
Heart conditions since birth (congenital heart disease)
Nearly half of all adults in the US have some sort of cardiovascular disease.
Heart valve disease affects more than 5 million people in the US, enough to fill every NFL stadium in America TWICE.
Black Americans are at increased risk for earlier onset of heart valve disease.
From the time symptoms start, up to 50% of people with heart valve failure may die within 2 years without treatment.
Deaths from cardiovascular disease are higher in Black Americans than in White Americans and other ethnic groups.
Get to know the symptoms of heart valve failure to help you beat the odds.
- Lightheaded, faint, or dizzy feelings
- Irregular heartbeat, heart flutter, or chest pain
- Shortness of breath after activity or while lying down
- Tiredness, even if you’ve had plenty of sleep
- Edema (swelling of the ankles and feet)
- Not feeling like yourself (missing out on daily activities)
Get a good read on your heart valve health with an echocardiogram.
Heart valve failure will get worse over time if the symptoms are mistaken for normal signs of aging. That’s why it’s so important to discover it early by asking your cardiologist for an echocardiogram (or heart ultrasound) if you're 65 or older. It's one of the best ways to tell if you or a loved one has heart valve failure.
Echocardiograms are:
Pain-free
Helpful with detection
Over in as little as 20 minutes
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Early detection and treatment for heart valve failure can save lives.
If you or a loved one is diagnosed with heart valve failure, don’t wait. Treatments are available—open heart surgery isn’t the only option.
Get to know TAVR.
TAVR is short for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Unlike open heart surgery, TAVR is a procedure that allows most people to go home the next day. A tube is inserted into your heart through an artery and places a new valve over the damaged valve. This less invasive procedure can mean a faster return to your normal activities.
The most serious TAVR complications included death, stroke, serious damage to the arteries, or serious bleeding.
For more information about heart valve failure and TAVR, visit NewHeartValve.com
Join Edwards Lifesciences and the LA Rams in our mission to get heart valve health OFF THE SIDELINES and get more people from the 65+ community screened for heart valve disease and heart valve failure.