Mission Statement
The Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young actively supports the mission to improve the health of children and adults with congenital heart disease and cardiovascular disease acquired during childhood through research, education, prevention and advocacy. |
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New! Find out more about the CVDY Council in this new brochure!
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Opportunities to Participate
Becoming involved in your local American Heart Association is an excellent way to provide valuable service as an advocate for the concerns of our patients and their families.
Join or Renew Your AHA/ASA Professional Membership
The five-tiered Professional Membership program is tailored to the career and involvement levels preferred by cardiovascular and cerebrovascular clinicians, scientists and healthcare providers. Join today! (Promo Code W9J143ZZ)
AHA/ASA Membership Directory
Use the Membership Directory to update your member profile information, locate fellow members, or search for a member by specialty or expertise. If you haven’t checked your member profile recently, now is a good time to visit the directory and make sure your information is updated. more
CVDY Visiting Professorship in Pediatric Cardiology
The American Heart Association’s Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young (CVDY) is proud to sponsor the CVDY Visiting Professorship in Pediatric Cardiology. This sponsorship will facilitate in-depth, educationally focused visits by prominent experts in the field of pediatric cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. These grants will be up to $2,000. The visiting professorship encourages mentorship and academic development of pediatric cardiology fellows and faculty who are early in their academic careers at the host institution. more
CVDY Council Involvement Form
Complete and submit the form to express your interest in the committee of your choice. We will contact you if an opportunity arises that fits your area of expertise.
Legacy of Life Endowment
The Legacy of Life is an American Heart Association campaign to raise $1 million for congenital heart defect research. This endowment will provide a perpetual funding source for the study of congenital heart defects. more
Research Grants
The American Heart Association has been instrumental in supporting the development of beginning investigators and offering innovative funding mechanisms to stimulate research in promising science areas. more
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Read the Children's HeartLink Global Report on Pediatric Heart Disease: Linked By a Common Purpose: Global Efforts for Improving Pediatric Heart Health.
The report discusses factors influencing the difficulty of diagnosing and treating congenital heart disease outside of developed countries. It builds on the past investigation of the incidence and prevalence of congenital and acquired heart disease in children, and highlights trends and issues in attracting and retaining specially trained nurses and physicians in the pediatric heart health arena.
The report shows that congenital and acquired heart diseases affect millions of children around the world, but the majority of them will never receive the treatment they need.
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General Information
For health professionals – physicians and others who care for patients. more
