Heart Valve Society of America (HVSA)

This is the Third Annual Scientific Meeting of The Heart Valve Society of America (and Heart Valve Trialists Society).

The Society has been formed to:

• advance development of new knowledge of valvular heart diseases through promotion, organization and support of research (basic, pre-clinical, clinical, and epidemiological);
• facilitate transfer of research results to clinical practice; and,
• promote dissemination of knowledge about valvular heart diseases to medical, scientific, and general audiences.

The two previous conferences were very successful, drawing some 700 attendees from around the nation and the world. The 2005 conference was held in New York in conjunction with Weill Medical College of Cornell University and 2006 in conjunction with Mayo Medical School.

In just two years, HVSA membership has grown to over 225 medical professionals in the field of heart valve disease. Members have joined several councils — Clinical Trials & Registries, Therapeutic Interventions and Cardiac Imaging — and work is underway focus on initiating HVSA projects in those areas. In addition, there is an Allied Health Associates group in formation.

Membership is open to physicians, non-physician researchers, other medical professionals and students involved in the field, as well as individuals who work for corporations, academic and service institutions and foundations interested in valvular heart disease.

More information on HVSA can be found on its Website, www.heartvalvesocietyofamerica.org.