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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjbj,mrs4 ,beatty submitt$ ! foll[+    
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,express+ support = ! annual ,he>t      
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( ! he>t's valves & c r$uce blood fl[1  
caus+ ! he>t to "w h>d] & ! body to get 
less oxyg52 ,:]eas ar\nd #be1jjj p 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates die f he>t valve disease e
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old] are e/imat$ to h mod]ate to sev]e  
valve disease2 ,:]eas if n treat$1 "s   
=ms ( he>t valve disease c lead to major
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mobility1 disability1 loss ( indep5d5ce1
 he>t failure1 /roke1 blood clott+1 or  
ev5 dea?2 ,:]eas :5 aortic /5osis1 a    
common =m ( valve disease1 becomes      

sev]e1 ! av]age survival rate )\t       
surgical int]v5tion is z l[ z #ej p]c5t 
at #b ye>s aft] ! onset ( symptoms & #bj
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 symptoms ( he>t valve disease su* z    
%ortness ( brea?1 excessive fatigue1 &  
fa9t+ are (t5 dismiss$ z normal aspects 
( ag+2 ,:]eas p are at high] risk (     
develop+ he>t valve disease if !y h high
 blood pressure1 high *ole/]ol1 insul9  
resi/ance1 diabetes1 coron>y he>t       
disease1 a cong5ital he>t abnormality or
 family hi/ory ( valve disease1 a hi/ory
 ( he>t problems l he>t attack or he>t  
failure1 rheumatic fev] or infective    
endoc>ditis1 or previ\s valve disease2  
,:]eas p are also at high] risk (       
develop+ he>t valve disease if !y are a 
smok]1 ov]weight or obese1 get little   
physical activity or ex]cise1 or are    
old] 9 age2 ,:]eas he>t valve disease1 )
 prop] education & aw>5ess1 c (t5 be    
detect$ ?r\gh a simple physical exam &  
treat$ ) ei!r valve repair or valve     
replacem5t2 & ,:]eas ,febru>y #bb1      

#bjbj1 is ! designat$ day to obs]ve     
,national ,he>t ,valve ,disease ,aw>5ess
 ,day3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives supports-- 7#a7 ! goals 
( ,national ,he>t ,valve ,disease       
,aw>5ess ,day2  7#b7 increas+           
recognition ( ! specific risks &        
symptoms ( he>t valve disease2 &  7#c7  
improv+ detection & treatm5t ( he>t     
valve disease4