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The Women's Heart Bus

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Romans sur Isère 25, 26 et 27 novembre

NEWS

Taking a deep breath reduces stress

03/11/2026

If you're feeling stressed, take three or four deep breaths in a row and you'll feel better. By breathing hard, we slow down our heart rate and bring our brain back to a more serene state. Slowing down our heartbeat helps reduce stress. This means that by working on our breathing, we can [...]

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The right amount of sleep

23/10/2026

Good sleep is an asset to good health. The ideal length of sleep is 7 hours a night. Every hour less or more reduces the health benefits. Sleeping seven hours a night reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease by almost 20%, optimizes memory and increases resistance to infection, according to a [...]

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Cardiovascular Risk and Pregnancy

09/10/2026

Did you know that up to a quarter of maternal deaths can be prevented through early identification of cardiovascular risks?In August 2026, the prestigious journal *The Lancet* published several scientific articles on the presence of cardiovascular risk in pregnant women and the impact on their [...]

NEWS

Taking a deep breath reduces stress

03/11/2026

If you're feeling stressed, take three or four deep breaths in a row and you'll feel better. By breathing hard, we slow down our heart rate and bring our brain back to a more serene state. Slowing down our heartbeat helps reduce stress. This means that by working on our breathing, we can [...]

NEWS

The right amount of sleep

23/10/2026

Good sleep is an asset to good health. The ideal length of sleep is 7 hours a night. Every hour less or more reduces the health benefits. Sleeping seven hours a night reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease by almost 20%, optimizes memory and increases resistance to infection, according to a [...]

NEWS

Cardiovascular Risk and Pregnancy

09/10/2026

Did you know that up to a quarter of maternal deaths can be prevented through early identification of cardiovascular risks?In August 2026, the prestigious journal *The Lancet* published several scientific articles on the presence of cardiovascular risk in pregnant women and the impact on their [...]

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Women's Heart Day

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Ploemeur 6 novembre

Our prevention materials

Prendre soin de ma santé cardio-vasculaire

IL EST URGENT D'AGIR - ET SI C’ÉTAIT VOUS ?

Les facteurs de risque cardio-vasculaire

Les maladies cardio-vasculaires chez la femme

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Je prends ma tension à la maison

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Testimonials

TESTIMONIAL

A few weeks ago, I had a stress test. The results came back normal, and I was relieved. But that evening, I didn’t feel well…I had a headache, nausea, the urge to vomit, and—most notably—on two separate occasions, the sensation that someone was jabbing large needles into my chest.The next [...]

Françoise, 66 years old

Retired farm worker and administrative assistant at city hall, Achiet-le-Grand

TESTIMONIAL

“I’m Diagnosed with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy”Just a few hours after giving birth to my children, my life was turned upside down. What should have been the happiest day of my life suddenly turned into a life-threatening emergency.Very quickly, I began to feel extremely short of breath, weak, [...]

Caitline, 23 years old

Career Change in Human Resources, Montbelliard

TESTIMONIAL

“I’ve been an emergency room doctor for 28 years. I’m very active—I exercise 7 hours a week: running, strength training, and walking. I’ve never smoked.My mother is 80 years old, a heavy smoker, but she has no cardiovascular issues. My father died young in an accident. I have no cholesterol [...]

Cathy, 58 years old

Emergency Physician, Bordeaux

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Mercedes Erra

Laurence Ferrari

"They say the heart governs reason. That it's the organ that gives us willpower and courage. It's probably because it beats within us, almost silently, that we often tend to forget about it. It's also because we believe it to be indestructible, unstoppable, that we focus the attention [...]