The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the survival and quality of life for people with cardiovascular disease. It was founded in 1990 by Dr. Martin B. Leon and Dr. Gregg W. Stone. The organization is focused on research, education, and training in the field of interventional cardiology. CRF has played a major role in the development of new technologies and techniques for treating heart disease, including drug-eluting stents and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The organization hosts several annual conferences and symposia, including the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference, which is the largest interventional cardiology meeting in the world.