U.S. Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) on April 15 introduced the Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act (CAROL Act) to increase awareness and research of valvular heart disease (VHD). The bill mirrors the ACC-supported CAROL Act introduced in the House earlier this year by Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY).

The bill would authorize the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to create a grant program supporting VHD research and education, as well as support Centers for Disease Control and Prevention efforts to create education and public awareness programs regarding VHD and effective strategies for preventing sudden cardiac death.

Get more details about the legislation and ACC's involvement in crafting it here.

Clinical Topics: Arrhythmias and Clinical EP, Valvular Heart Disease, SCD/Ventricular Arrhythmias

Keywords: ACC Advocacy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S., Heart Valve Diseases, Death, Sudden, Cardiac

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