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We are grateful for you! Our community is a diverse, passionate group of patients, their supporting families, healthcare professionals, and friends of Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation. You help us advance the field of cardiology – and save lives.
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You are not alone in your effort to overcome heart disease for yourself and your family.
The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation is a community that spreads itself through our beautiful Twin Cities region, into the greater Midwest, to all 50 states, and then internationally through our scholars and education events. It's broad and more expansive than you'd imagine.
Every year we host outstanding events that bring the community together for education, inspiration, and enjoyment. You can find your community on social media platforms to engage and get the latest updates
We Are In This Together
Whether you have been interviewed for a clinical study, driven a patient to and from appointments, participated in a research study, or supported someone who has, you’ve made an important contribution to cardiovascular care. That makes you a member of our community that's working together to overcome cardiovascular disease.
Thank you for your time and commitment to making a major impact in improving health, both locally and globally.
We frequently hear from people who want to share their gratitude with fellow members of the community. Extend your gratitude to research participants, family members, doctors, nurses, care team members, researchers, or others who connect our community. Say “THANK YOU!” through our online form.
Incremental Giving Can Lead to Incredible Results
Lifeline is our community’s group of faithful donors who understand and appreciate the value of world-class heart research and education. Lifeline donors make convenient monthly contributions that allow MHIF to dream bigger, set bolder goals, and drive more innovative cardiovascular research.
Lifeline members pick the amount they want to contribute each month. It’s the easiest way to make a financial impact all year long.
Join Us for an Upcoming Event
On The Pulse: A Series of Physician Speakers
Date: 04-05-2023About the Event:Join us for our series of free, virtual presentations from physician leaders in research and care at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation® (MHIF) and the Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute® (AHMHI) who will address the latest in cardiovascular treatment and advancements.
Location: Online via Zoom
For the Heart of MN: 3rd Annual Cardiovascular Nursing Conference
Date: 04-21-2023About the Event:For the Heart of MN: A Cardiovascular Nursing Conference is a continuing education activity designed to educate nurses on the most current, leading-edge information in cardiovascular care.
Topics will include med therapy compliance, women’s heart health, pulmonary arterial hypertension basics, transferring critically ill patients, smoking cessation education, a structural heart update, referring to a vascular surgeon, end of life care in cardiology, and care for the caregiver.
This conference is unique in that it is being offered in the Brainerd Lakes area and is geared toward nurses who may have limited access to high-quality training due to serving a rural area. Faculty include pharmacists, advanced practice providers and physicians.
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At the Heart of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Date: 05-09-2023About the Event:According to the CDC, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. The aging population, increase in obesity and cardiometabolic disease, ongoing health disparities and the suboptimal control of risk factors will likely exacerbate the incidence of cardiovascular disease in future years.
This cardiovascular disease prevention conference will educate physicians, advanced care providers and the broader healthcare team on current guidelines and opinion on weight loss & obesity prevention, calcium scoring, the social determinants of health and lipid medications. Join us in-person or virtually and earn education credits!
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Hope, Health & Humor
Date: 08-23-2023About the Event:Gather with women from different backgrounds, including community leaders, business owners, patients, physicians and artists. Together, we will learn more about heart and vascular disease in women in our community. Proceeds support the Penny Anderson Women’s Cardiovascular Center.
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Our Hearts Are Full of Gratitude | Share Your Thanks
We express gratitude to our amazing research participants and our outstanding patients and families. We also cannot give enough thanks to the research teams and healthcare providers who work every day to find new ways to heal and strengthen our hearts.
❤️ "For ten years the people of the Heart Institute have given me generous, energetic and extraordinary care. I am most grateful to the doctors and staff."
❤️ “Grateful to Dr. Burns, Dr. Katsiyiannis. I have been a patient at Mpls Heart Inst at Abbott for 22 years. I am 91 years old. Such great doctors and care!”
❤️ "But for the efforts of Drs Hauser and Wang, I probably would not be alive today. I am eternally grateful for their care and efforts.”
❤️ "Special thanks to Dr. Paul Sorajja for the TAVR he performed on me on 6/15/2019! His skill gave me additional life with my family!”
❤️ "We will always be so grateful for the doctors and nursing staff at the Minneapolis Heart Institute for saving our son's life in October 2011."
❤️ “I am grateful to have a pacemaker and meds to keep my heart beating normally."