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Today is Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day! Heart

Today is Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day! Heart valve disease involves damage to one or more of the valves, which are crucial for effectively circulating blood around the body. Some types of this disease are not serious, but other types can lead to major complications and even death. On average, one in ten people who are 75 or older have moderate to severe valve disease. Heart Month is a great time to check in with your loved ones and encourage them to get a heart checkup! ♥️ #valvediseaseday #heartvalvedisease #heartmonth #healthyheartsforeveryone

Drs. Vinicius Nina and Rachel Haickel Nina are a m

Drs. Vinicius Nina and Rachel Haickel Nina are a married couple from Brazil who have volunteered together on three different CardioStart missions. Vinicius is a cardiothoracic surgeon and Rachel is a pediatric cardiologist, making them a match made in CardioStart heaven! We hope everyone had a lovely Valentine’s Day 💝

The classic symptom everyone associates with a hea

The classic symptom everyone associates with a heart attack is sharp chest pain. But did you know that some people, including many women, do not experience chest pain at all? Women are more likely to have symptoms like back pain, indigestion and fainting, often making them think their heart attack is something else entirely. Know the symptoms and be sure take time this month to discuss heart disease with your loved ones!
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#heartmonth #heartdisease #cardiostart #healthyheartsforeveryone

February is not only Heart Month, it’s also Blac

February is not only Heart Month, it’s also Black History Month! And statistics show that Black men and women in America are at a greater risk for heart disease than any other group.

This month is an excellent reminder for everyone to review the ABCS of heart disease prevention with your loved ones:
A = Aspirin. Talk to your doctor to see if taking a low dose of aspirin is right for you.
B = Blood Pressure.
C = Cholesterol. Get your blood pressure and cholesterol checked regularly and engage in aerobic exercise and a nutritious diet to keep them at healthy levels.
S = Stop smoking.

February is American Heart Month, which is observe

February is American Heart Month, which is observed to raise awareness on the importance of heart health. Heart disease is the leading cause of death around the world, but prevention is possible through exercise, healthy diet, and management of cholesterol and blood pressure. #AmericanHeartMonth #hearthealth #heartdisease #heartdiseaseawareness #healthyheartsforeveryone

Meet Yacarol, a sweet 7-year-old girl from Cabrera

Meet Yacarol, a sweet 7-year-old girl from Cabrera in the Dominican Republic who, like many of us, is anxiously awaiting the time when international travel can resume.

Yacarol has a mitral valve cleft and she will need heart surgery in order to grow up healthy. She continuously has cold symptoms, including a runny nose and fatigue. She is always much more tired than her sisters and other little children her age. She often has to take breaks from playing in order to rest. Yacarol's family does not have enough resources to pay for medical consultations, much less an expensive procedure like heart surgery.

CardioStart International is dedicated to building heart surgery programs in low-resource hospitals around the world, including the Dominican Republic. During our training missions, we only provide surgeries to individuals like Yacarol, who would never be able to afford surgery on their own.

The end of the year is a great time to give to 501(c)3 organizations for tax purposes, but it is also the time when CardioStart begins planning and making the difficult decisions about where our resources can best be spent. Your donations are greatly appreciated during this time and are crucial for mission planning. Even small donations can have a huge impact. Link to donate is in our bio.

Wishing you all a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season and a happy New Year!

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Adamu is a young man from Abuja, Nigeria whose lif

Adamu is a young man from Abuja, Nigeria whose life is paralyzed by his heart condition. Every day, Adamu struggles to breathe. Sometimes he must spend a week straight sitting upright, unable to lay down even to sleep. He has constant trouble with his vision due to poor blood circulation. Often Adamu's heart beats so quickly and irregularly that he doesn't think he will survive another minute.

Adamu is desperate to further his education. He has lost countless job opportunities, but longs to have steady work so he will no longer be a burden on his family. He wants to be able to run, play sports, and be active like other young men. Adamu is a devoted uncle who loves his baby nephew, but worries he will not be able to watch him grow up. Adamu wants to one day start a family of his own, but none of this will be possible without a mitral valve replacement surgery for Adamu's heart.

This year has been incredibly tough for many people, all around the world. While resources have been funneled into fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, many other important causes have been left behind. CardioStart International is dedicated to improving access to cardiac surgery around the world, but especially in West Africa. We are looking forward to completing missions in 2021 and providing patients like Adamu with the promising futures they deserve.

Will you consider supporting CardioStart International this giving season? The funds we raise at this time of year directly affect the number of missions we can plan in 2021 when travel resumes.

Your donations are desperately needed as we move forward into a new year and get back on track towards our global mission of Healthy Hearts for Everyone.

Link to donate in bio. ♥️

#cardiostart #surgerymission #medicalmission #healthyheartsforeveryone #donate #fundraiser #nigeria #heartsurgery

Repost from @worldheartday We had to share this am

Repost from @worldheartday We had to share this amazing photo from @tinyheartsofmaldives - grade 1 students from Kaafu AEC making a socially distanced heart! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #WorldHeartDay

CardioStart board member Dr. Emily Farkas will be

CardioStart board member Dr. Emily Farkas will be a panelist tomorrow (9/22) for an important discussion about widespread disparities in global access to cardiovascular surgical care. Register for this CTSNet webinar using the link in bio!

CardioStart volunteer Reed Franklin recently made

CardioStart volunteer Reed Franklin recently made a podcast episode about his experience during one of our medical missions. Shortly after being diagnosed with cancer, Reed decided to return to Vietnam to volunteer almost 40 years after he was deployed there. You can listen to his story and hear some of the songs he played in hospitals and orphanages here: https://vetartspan.simplecast.com/episodes/reed-franklin

#GivingTuesdayNow is a new global day of giving an

#GivingTuesdayNow is a new global day of giving and unity that will take place on May 5, 2020 – in addition to the regularly scheduled Dec 1, 2020 #GivingTuesday – as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19.
Now more than ever we are asking our supporters to help us continue our work to reduce the health disparities in cardiac care around the world. There are several ways you can help our small 501(c)3 nonprofit during this difficult time: —Support us on social media. Please like our Facebook page and Instagram account and engage with our posts. Feel free to share our accounts with your friends and professional communities. —Consider volunteering on a future mission. We are in the middle of planning future cardiac surgery and outreach missions around the world and hope healthcare professionals will continue joining us when it is safe to do so. —Create a fundraiser for us. If you have ever volunteered for a CardioStart mission, will you consider sharing your story? If heart disease has ever touched your life, would you consider making a fundraiser in honor or in memory of a loved one? —Donate. At this crucial time, every dollar helps us continue our worldwide goal of Healthy Hearts for Everyone! Link in bio: www.cardiostart.org/donate

We hope everyone is staying safe and well during this time. Thank you for your support.

It’s National Nurses Week! We appreciate you now

It’s National Nurses Week! We appreciate you now more than ever. And a special thanks to our past volunteer CV-ICU nurses who have flown around the globe to donate their time and skills in support of #healthyheartsforeveryone 🙏

Happy Perfusion Appreciation Week! We appreciate a

Happy Perfusion Appreciation Week! We appreciate all your hard work and the vital role you play in operating rooms around the world. And a special thank you to those perfusionists working hard on the front lines helping COVID-19 patients via ECMO 🙏 .
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#cardiostart #perfusion #perfusionappreciationweek #volunteer #globalvolunteer #medicalmission #surgerymission #travelperfusionist #healthyheartsforeveryone

Dr. Farah Rahman is currently an assistant general

Dr. Farah Rahman is currently an assistant general surgeon at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey. While on a cardiac surgeon mission with CardioStart a few years ago, she revived her old hobby of embroidery and began making custom OR caps for her CardioStart team members. When she returned from her mission, she continued the custom embroidery projects and last year opened up an Etsy store. Since the coronavirus outbreak began, Dr. Rahman says her Etsy sales have gone up 400%, as she is one of a very few Etsy stores able to keep up with the current high demand for PPE.
Thank you Dr. Rahman for putting your skilled hands to work during this time of need and for helping to spread the message about CardioStart missions!

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It is with regret we must cancel our adult surgica

It is with regret we must cancel our adult surgical mission to the Dominican Republic at the end of March. The risk of quarantine is too great for our volunteers upon return. We will be setting new dates for this mission for later on in the year.

CardioStart is a proud member of Edwards Lifescien

CardioStart is a proud member of Edwards Lifesciences’ “Every Heartbeat Matters” community. The top right photo features our board member Alison Curtis while she was coordinating a CardioStart outreach mission in Nepal! .
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Reposted from @edwardsgiving: Behind every one of these numbers is a person whose life was impacted by the Every Heartbeat Matters community. This is what #makesourheartbeat #givingback #heartdisease #philanthropy

In honor of Valve Disease Awareness Day, we would

In honor of Valve Disease Awareness Day, we would like to highlight a patient who recently received a valve replacement surgery during CardioStart’s mission to the Philippines last month that was sponsored by Rotary Gift of Life. Melanie is a young woman who is a wife and mother of four children. Daily tasks have been almost impossible for her since she was diagnosed with Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) almost 20 years ago. Melanie can’t move quickly or lift heavy objects, so she often relies on her older children to help out with her two young twin daughters. Her husband often has to take time off work to care for her, furthering the strain this disease puts on her growing family. Now that she is recovering from corrective surgery, Melanie says she is looking forward to watching her children grow and appreciating her “second chance at life.”
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#valvediseaseday #rhdawareness #cardiostart #rotaryclub #giftoflife #medicalmission #surgerymission #healthyheartsforeveryone

Mary-Ann is a young Filipino woman who wrote our t

Mary-Ann is a young Filipino woman who wrote our team the kindest note after her valve replacement surgery: “It will be a new and renewed life... I am so excited of being a wife, a mother, a sister and a friend with a healthy life.” Thank you to our donors and our volunteers who have made Mary-Ann’s healthy new life possible!

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