“It really challenged us, but we were determined to spotlight the transformative effect of heart valve disease treatment on our lives,” On April 21, 2024, BHVS patient representative Pat Khan teamed up with fellow patient advocate Marina McGrath for a fundraising abseil at Anfield Football Stadium. “It really challenged us, but we were determined to […]

The Patients Association have published the ‘six key principles of patient partnership’, a concept which aims to solidify the importance of patient partnership in all aspects of healthcare. The objective of the Association is to ensure the patient voice is represented on all levels of decision making,  shaping health and care decisions including national guidelines […]

Comment on: Messas et al. Treatment of severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis using non-invasive ultrasound therapy: a cohort study. Lancet. Nov 13, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/ S0140-6736(23)01518-0 The title of this study published November 2023 in The Lancet is enough to turn heads in the sphere of heart valve disease….but what is it and what does it […]

2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of endocarditis | European Heart Journal | Oxford Academic (oup.com) The new ESC guidelines on the management of endocarditis were published this month in the European Heart Journal. These replace the previous iteration of the guidelines published in 2015 and provide important updates including an increasing recognition of the […]