Heart Valve Day Patient Giveaway Winners Announced!

Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page last updated: March 18, 2024

Hi Everybody,

Thanks so much to everybody who participated in our Heart Valve Day Patient Giveaway! In total, there were over 1,600 patients who entered the giveaway.

Here's Grace Mason, an aortic valve patient from Cincinatti, Ohio, who had successful surgery with Dr. Ismail El-Hamamsy at Mount Sinai in New York City.

Grace Mason - Heart Valve Day Patient Giveaway Winner

And here is Valerie Allen, a bicuspid aortic valve and aneurysm patient, from South Carolina, who is having surgery with Dr. Eric Roselli at the Cleveland Clinic.

Valerie Allen - Heart Valve Day Patient Giveaway

That's Daneen Douglas, from Mesa, Arizona, who is getting ready for heart valve surgery next month.

Deena - Heart Valve Day Patient Giveaway Winner.

Here is Ana Brusso, a wonderful member of the HeartValveSurgery.com community from Palm Dessert, California, that has had two heart surgeries.

Patient Wearing HeartValveSurgery.com Hat, Pullover and Water Bottle

Which HVS Items Were Won?

Each of the winners won the following five (5) items:

Heart Valve Day Giveaway
  • Sportek Pullover with Sport-Wick moisture-wicking technology and HeartValveSurgery.com embroidered logo

  • 6-Panel Trucker Cap with White Mesh and HeartValveSurgery.com embroidered logo

  • Surgeon's Cap with HeartValveSurgery.com embroidered logo

  • 17-ounce Copper Vacuum insulated water bottle with HeartValveSurgery.com logo

  • 4000mAH Smartphone Powercard Charger with HeartValveSurgery.com logo

And The Winners Are...

I am happy to announce that the 5 winners of the Heart Valve Day Patient Giveaway are:

  • Grace Mason

  • Daneen Douglas

  • Ray Gonzales

  • Valerie Allen

  • Ana Brusso

Congratulations to the winners and thanks so much to everybody for making the National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day such a special experience for all of us.

Keep on tickin!
Adam

Written by Adam Pick
Patient & Website Founder

Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder

Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder

Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.

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