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Research Outline

Prepared for James B. | Delivered August 19, 2019

Celebrities with Heart Valve Disease

Goals

To list down the names of celebrities including entertainers, musicians, politicians, TV personalities, sports figures, etc. that suffer from heart valve disease along with a link to the reference story about heart valve disease and their Twitter handle to tweet on and promote the Valve Disease Day. 

Early Findings

There are several types of heart valve disease including Congenital Valve Disease, Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease, Acquired Valve Disease, Endocarditis, and Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP) among others. 
Some of the celebrities including musicians, actors, TV personalities, politicians, entertainers, and sports figures, etc. that suffer from heart valve disease along with a link to the reference story about their heart valve disease and their Twitter handle can be found below: 
MUSICIANS Mick Jagger (@MickJagger)
ACTORS/DIRECTOR Arnold Schwartzenegger (@Schwarzenegger)
Robbie Benson (@Robby_Benson), an actor and director, suffered from Bicuspid Aortic Valve
 
 Jenny Garth (@jenniegarth) had a leaky heart valve. 
BROADCASTERS/TV ANCHORS/HOSTS Barbara Walters (@BarbaraJWalters)
Charlie Rose (@charlierose), the famous American television anchor, suffers from heart valve disease. 
SPORTS FIGURES/ATHLETES John Fox, NFL coach, suffered from Aortic Valve Disease.
 Nwankwo Kanu (@papilokanu), the Olympic Gold Medalist (Soccer) suffered from Aortic Valve Defect.
 Aaron Boone (@AaronBoone), famous baseball player suffered from Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
ENTERTAINERSMichael Palin (@NotMichaelPalin), a comedian and broadcaster, suffers from a leaky valve. 
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