[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]It was a busy time for Croí this European Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week!
Team Croí were out and about in the West of Ireland with our Heart Valve Disease stand, conducting surveys on heart valve disease awareness amongst the public and providing information on the risks, diagnosis and treatment of heart valve disease. Over 300 surveys were collected which will go on to inform our work and awareness of heart valve disease in Ireland. We also identified several new and engaged patients who will join our heart valve disease patient advocates.
The burden of heart valve disease is rising as a consequence of our ageing population and increased life expectancy. About 1 in 40 adults in the general population are affected and this rises to over 1 in 10 in those over the age of 75 years. This means that heart valve disease is as common as heart failure, yet this is not widely appreciated. The goal of European Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week is to raise awareness on the prominence of heart valve disease and to encourage people to get checked for symptoms of it.
Visit Croí’s information page to learn more about heart valve disease.
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