Edwards Champions American Heart Association Initiative to Reduce Deaths, Improve Care for Patients With Heart Valve Disease

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW) today announced its founding sponsorship of the American Heart Association’s Heart Valve Initiative, a national effort to improve care and outcomes for the more than 28 million people living with heart valve disease worldwide. In the U.S. alone, valve disease contributes to more than 60,000 deaths annually, many driven by delayed diagnosis or treatment. Through this initiative, the American Heart Association is establishing valve dis