
Our Global
Heart Mission
The story of how we turned a family loss into a heart revolution...



Paola M. Morales Carvajal, a biomedical engineer from Puerto Rico, turned personal tragedy into innovation. Her work at MIT, NIH, and the U.S. Congress showed her that heart disease prevention needed a breakthrough—one that didn’t rely solely on surgery or expensive medications.

Paola M. Morales Carvajal, a biomedical engineer from Puerto Rico, transformed personal loss into a mission to end the global epidemic of heart disease. Her journey—from research at NASA, MIT, NIH, KAUST, and the U.S. Congress—revealed that true cardiovascular prevention required more than surgery or costly medications. It demanded a new vision: to create a future where families no longer face the devastating impact of heart disease.
Paola Morales Carvajal
CEO and Co-Founder of NovaHeart