Riverside Healthcare Achieves American Heart Association's Target: Aortic Stenosis Honor Roll Award

Riverside Healthcare has been recognized for its commitment to improving care for patients with aortic stenosis, a serious and common heart valve disease affecting over 1.7 million Americans over the age of 65. The hospital's dedication to optimizing treatment pathways and providing timely and appropriate treatment has earned it the American Heart Association's Target: Aortic Stenosis Honor Roll award. Through its participation in the Target: Aortic Stenosis program, Riverside Healthcare is working to improve patient outcomes, starting at symptom onset and diagnosis, and provide comprehensive patient and caregiver resources to combat the disease.

Key Takeaways:

Riverside Healthcare has been recognized by the American Heart Association for achieving the Target: Aortic Stenosis Honor Roll award, a testament to its commitment to improving care for patients with aortic stenosis.
Aortic stenosis is a common and serious heart valve disease affecting over 1.7 million Americans over the age of 65, with many patients being unaware or undiagnosed.
The American Heart Association launched the Target: Aortic Stenosis program to improve patient outcomes, starting at symptom onset and diagnosis, through timely and appropriate treatment.
The program consists of evidence-based measure development to better identify and treat patients, as well as multi-media educational resources for patients and healthcare professionals.
Riverside Healthcare's participation in the program enables it to optimize treatment pathways and bring together patients, caregivers, and providers to determine the best course of treatment.

Statistics:

Over 1.7 million Americans over the age of 65 have severe aortic stenosis, with only half surviving beyond two years without valve replacement.
The American Heart Association estimates that symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis are undertreated with aortic valve replacement, leading to adverse impacts on symptoms, hospitalizations, and survival.

Sources:

"Riverside Healthcare has been recognized by the American Heart Association for achieving the Target: Aortic Stenosis Honor Roll award through its commitment to improving care for this undertreated heart valve disease." - Original Press Release
American Heart Association: "About the American Heart Association"
Riverside Medical Center: "About Riverside Healthcare"
American Heart Association: "Target: Aortic Stenosis"