LOS
ANGELES, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/
-- Heart-Valve-Surgery.com, a leading patient advocacy group
for heart valve disease, with support from Medtronic, a global
leader in healthcare technology, today launched the "Aortic
Stenosis Patient Activation Platform", an end-to-end digital
platform for patient awareness, patient education, and patient
activation specific to aortic valve stenosis.
Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve which
prevents the aortic leaflets from opening and
closing properly. As a result, the heart must work "over
time" to pump blood throughout the body. Patients with aortic
stenosis often have heart murmurs and experience debilitating
symptoms including chest pain, dizziness, fatigue, shortness of
breath and an irregular heartbeat.
"Aortic stenosis is a deadly and under-treated disease," states
Dr. Ashish Aneja, Director of
Non-Invasive Cardiology at MetroHealth. Without treatment, up to
50% of patients will die 24 months after the onset of
symptoms1. According to Dr. Kendra Grubb, Surgical Director of the Emory
Structural Heart & Valve Center, approximately 40%† of patients
with aortic stenosis in the United
States do not get treatment because their symptoms are often
misdiagnosed or ignored2.
Two common approaches for treating aortic stenosis include
surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and transcatheter aortic
valve replacement (TAVR). During the past 10 years, there has been
a significant increase in the use of TAVR for aortic stenosis as
the estimated number of TAVR procedures performed per year in
the United States has increased
from 4,600 procedures in 2012 to over 100,000 procedures in
20233.
Because treatment continues to increase and evolve, the "Aortic
Stenosis Patient Activation Platform", developed by
Heart-Valve-Surgery.com with support from Medtronic and a
world-renowned team of physicians, will increase awareness and
education for aortic stenosis patients. The proprietary platform
leverages artificial intelligence, patient-centric algorithms,
geolocation strategies, next-generation telephony engines, robust
patient databases, and a social media following of over 500,000
people.
"Using an integrated system of proprietary digital building
blocks, the Aortic Stenosis Patient Activation Platform helps
patients establish real-time connections with fifty heart teams
that specialize in aortic stenosis treatment," states Adam Pick, who started Heart-Valve-Surgery.com
after having an aortic valve replacement in 2006.
"At Medtronic, we are committed to helping aortic stenosis
patients benefit from durable, minimally invasive devices that
consider the lifetime management of heart valve disease," stated
Nina Goodheart, Senior Vice
President and President, Structural Heart & Aortic, which is
part of the Cardiovascular Portfolio at Medtronic. "We appreciate
the opportunity to partner with Heart-Valve-Surgery.com and heart
teams across the nation on this important initiative."
To experience the Aortic Stenosis Patient Activation Platform,
please click here.
To explore the TAVR Heart Team Finder, please click
here.
To download the new eBook, "Medtronic TAVR Procedure: What 7
Facts Should Patients Know?", click here.
About Heart-Valve-Surgery.com
Founded in 2006, Heart-Valve-Surgery.com is the largest
educational resource and community of patients with heart valve
disease. This award-winning and HONcode certified website, which is
sponsored by 40+ cardiac centers, has helped more than 10 million
people manage and treat heart valve disease. Adam Pick, the
patient advocate who started Heart-Valve-Surgery.com, is followed
by 500,000 people across social media for his patient-centric
coverage of heart valve disease.
References:
† Reflects total number of patients who could receive an aortic
valve replacement.
1 Ross J Jr, Braunwald E. Aortic stenosis.
Circulation. July 1968;38(1
Suppl):61-67.
2 Medtronic Data on File.
3 Society of Thoracic Surgeons National
Database and Cardiovascular Business, Presented by Dr. Michael Mack at Controversies & Advances in
the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease Conference, December,
2023.
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