biostudies-literatureUnknown7(10)Kelemen-Dagg K<h4>Background</h4>There is a critical need to implement new strategies to combat cardiovascular (CV) disease and more specifically valvular heart disease (VHD). We hypothesize that a community-based, outreach, mobile screening program offering convenient screening for VHD using handheld cardiac ultrasound is feasible. and capable of facilitating early diagnosis and referral in a substantial proportion of patients. We aimed to present our experience and results from the first 18 months of implementation of the program.<h4>Methods</h4>We included individuals aged ≥ 65 years with no known CV disease, residing in Ottawa and its surrounding region (within Canada). We took the opportunity to combine CV risk factor assessment with VHD screening. Potential abnormal findings were triaged accordingCJC open1366-1374https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12572886biostudies-literatureThe Ottawa Mobile Screening Program-Concept and First 18 Months of Experience with a Community-Based Outreach Cardiovascular Prevention Program.PMC12572886Suc GSwar DKirkpatrick MMullen KABeanlands RMilne RBurwash IGMacdonald KChan VFerry CMacphee EKelemen-Dagg KKolupanowicz SHill KEmmerson HOpapeju ACross CBirnie DWong SSmall GCoulton RJustus DGauda RLarge AMessika-Zeitoun DThavorn KMesana TOldland KfalseThe Ottawa Mobile Screening Program-Concept and First 18 Months of Experience with a Community-Based Outreach Cardiovascular Prevention Program.<h4>Background</h4>There is a critical need to implement new strategies to combat cardiovascular (CV) disease and more specifically valvular heart disease (VHD). We hypothesize that a community-based, outreach, mobile screening program offering convenient screening for VHD using handheld cardiac ultrasound is feasible. and capable of facilitating early diagnosis and referral in a substantial proportion of patients. We aimed to present our experience and results from the first 18 months of implementation of the program.<h4>Methods</h4>We included individuals aged ≥ 65 years with no known CV disease, residing in Ottawa and its surrounding region (within Canada). We took the opportunity to combine CV risk factor assessment with VHD screening. Potential abnormal findings were triaged according2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Oct2026-06-05T09:41:54.791Z2026-05-15T03:12:31.903ZS-EPMC125728864118034210.1016/j.cjco.2025.07.002