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How Vasomotor Symptoms in Menopause are Linked with Cardiovascular Events

Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation (Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes) is alerting women about an indicator of cardiovascular risk that should encourage them to get a cardiovascular check-up as they enter menopause.

Our gynecology experts (Delfany Mardhel and Geneviève Plu-Bureau from Port-Royal hospital, Paris) have analyzed six studies that evaluate connections between vasomotor symptoms in menopause and the risk of cardiovascular events.

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What’s New in the 2020 European Recommendations on Atrial Fibrillation?

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Epidemiology AF is a burden that is estimated to affect between two and four percent of the adult population These numbers are constantly increasing all around the world, which poses a growing problem for health systems. As an example, in Europe, it’s estimated that a 55-year-old individual [...]

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An endowment dedicated to women's hearts

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It is intolerable that cardiovascular disease should continue to be the symbol of inequality between men and women in the healthcare field. They kill 200 women every day in France, with delays in treatment due mainly to a lack of awareness of the reality. And yet, 8 out of 10 cardiovascular accidents [...]

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Book Recommendation: Happiness for Your Heart

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Nearly 400 people die every day from cardiovascular disease in France, adding up to 150,000 every year. Stress, anxiety, depression, anger and fatigue are well-known risk factors. One way to protect your heart is to cultivate small and big moments of happiness. In this book, cardiologist [...]

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