Driven by Patients
Vascular disease is common, serious, and often detected too late. The Foundation to Advance Vascular Cures works across prevention, research, education, patient partnership, and scientific collaboration to improve vascular health and care. We place the patient in the center of all work that we do.
We bring together patients, caregivers, communities, clinicians, researchers, and other partners to address important gaps and turn ideas into action. We place the patient at the center of all work that we do.
Why We Do What We Do
Impacts & Outcomes
Our work is designed as a connected cycle.
Community programs reveal unmet needs. Patients and caregivers help define what matters. Education gives people practical information. Research develops new knowledge. Convenings bring the right partners together to establish priorities and move ideas forward.
Across our work, the Foundation to Advance Vascular Cures:
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Brings prevention and screening into communities
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Trains medical students, clinicians, and volunteers
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Provides free multilingual education
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Supports investigators and pilot research
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Helps patients participate in research
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Builds collaboration across institutions and sectors
Programs Overview
Patient
Education & Engagement
We provide free, practical vascular health information designed for patients, caregivers, families, communities, and healthcare professionals.
Resources include vascular disease education handouts, interactive learning, videos, patient stories, prevention tools, and multilingual materials.
Patients and caregivers help us identify priorities, improve educational materials, shape research, and define outcomes that matter.
We provide tools and opportunities that help patients, caregivers, and researchers work together throughout the research process.
Explore Our Patient Engagement Work
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PCOR/CER Capacity-Building Among Chinese-Speaking Vascular Patient Populations
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PCOR/CER Convening to Support Engagement in Patient-Centered CER related to Investigating Cardiovascular Disease through the Metabolic Lens
Research & Innovation
We support promising investigators, pilot studies, and collaborative research that can improve prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care.
Our research programs include:
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Collaborative Patient-Centered Research, including the Frederick M Binkley Research Award
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Through the Vascular Health Innovation Summit and other collaborative initiatives, we bring together patients, researchers, clinicians, community leaders, industry, and funders. These conversations lead to research priorities, pilot funding, publications, educational resources, and new partnerships.
Strategic Priorities
Research & Innovation
Identify white spaces and seed patient-centered discovery.
Prevention Screenings / CHAMPIONS
Scale community-based vascular prevention, training, and research.
Patient Education & Engagement
Make patient priorities visible in research, education, and strategy.
Sustainable Growth & Capacity
Build the resources and infrastructure needed for long-term impact.
