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If you need support for your TAVR procedure call 1-888-HEART99 or email TAVR@mendedhearts.org and someone can connect you!!
Since 1951, Mended Hearts ® has been providing hope, support, education, and resources while helping cardiovascular disease patients advocate for themselves and helping caregivers advocate for loved ones. This support program was originally designed with long-stay surgical patients largely in mind—a population that continues to be central to our mission. However, medical care is changing rapidly, and peer support programs must change and adapt as well. We realize that TAVR patients have unique needs when it comes to support prior to and following their procedure. Valve disease patients are often typically more elderly, frail or sicker, yet generally have a shorter hospital stay than most surgical patients. These factors make it harder to provide peer support prior to the TAVR procedure. Similarly, there is a shorter “window” for peer-to-peer support after the procedure and prior to discharge. That’s why we developed a TAVR peer-to-peer support network and visiting program designed to meet the unique needs of TAVR patients who can greatly benefit from connecting with others who have been through the process before.
About Mended Hearts’ Visiting Program
The cornerstone of Mended Hearts support is our accredited visiting program. Our volunteers visit over 200,000 patients and caregivers around the country each year. In this program, heart patients are trained annually through Mended Hearts’ Accredited Visitor Training to conduct in-hospital and/or telephone visits with patients who are preparing for or recovering from a heart procedure or have been diagnosed with a heart condition.
Benefits of Mended Hearts ®
Joining Mended Hearts connects you instantly to patients and caregivers just like you who understand the needs of cardiovascular disease patients. The Mended Hearts program provide counseling and emotional support at the hospital bedside, one-to-one support after discharge, plus a variety of helpful support group meetings, educational materials, online events and social activities.
Associate membership is FREE! And we encourage you to sign up and join us TODAY!
Contact Us for More Information about TAVR Outreach Today!
• Call 1-888-HEART99
• Email TAVR@mendedhearts.org
• Connect online in our online community at connect.mendedhearts.org
Additional TAVR Resources
Learn how to reduce your risk of stroke during TAVR with this webinar: HERE
Doctor Discussion Guide for Cerebral Protection can be accessed HERE