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women’s hearts:
Alert, Anticipate,
Act

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How to Live Your Best Life in Menopause

26/02/2021

The drop in hormones can trigger symptoms that vary from one woman to another. While menopause isn’t an illness, it can expose women to various diseases, including cardiovascular disease. This means screening for risk factors is a public health issue. Should you take hormone replacement therapy? [...]

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: the Most Common Genetic Heart Disease

23/02/2021

The symptoms of HCM vary widely. Some people may have palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness or loss of consciousness. But in the majority of cases, this disease causes few to no functional issues. This means the condition is usually discovered during a routine medical exam using an [...]

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How Romantic, Social and Financial Breakdowns Cause Broken Heart Syndrome

10/02/2021

Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation Issues Alert About Takotsubo “An accumulation of intense stress leads to emotional fragility, which can end up paralyzing the cardiac muscle,” says Prof. Claire Mounier-Véhier, a cardiologist at University Hospital of Lille who cofounded [...]

ACTUALITÉ

How to Live Your Best Life in Menopause

26/02/2021

The drop in hormones can trigger symptoms that vary from one woman to another. While menopause isn’t an illness, it can expose women to various diseases, including cardiovascular disease. This means screening for risk factors is a public health issue. Should you take hormone replacement therapy? [...]

ACTUALITÉ

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: the Most Common Genetic Heart Disease

23/02/2021

The symptoms of HCM vary widely. Some people may have palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness or loss of consciousness. But in the majority of cases, this disease causes few to no functional issues. This means the condition is usually discovered during a routine medical exam using an [...]

ACTUALITÉ

How Romantic, Social and Financial Breakdowns Cause Broken Heart Syndrome

10/02/2021

Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation Issues Alert About Takotsubo “An accumulation of intense stress leads to emotional fragility, which can end up paralyzing the cardiac muscle,” says Prof. Claire Mounier-Véhier, a cardiologist at University Hospital of Lille who cofounded [...]

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Stop smoking

Manage
stress

Get regular exercise

Eat a more
balanced diet

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I just had a consultation with Prof. Claire Mounier-Vehier, MD, and I wanted to tell women not to be afraid of seeing your doctor whether or not you have symptoms. They will listen to you and [...]

Christine, 54 years old

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I didn’t have any health problems before my pregnancy in 2009, but I was under observation because I was expecting twins. I was hospitalized at 37 weeks to monitor the babies and I had lots [...]

Marlène, 37 years old

Medical secretary (Lille, France)

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September 2019: I left my home after domestic violence. I filed a complaint with police and started divorce proceedings. My first shock. March 2020: COVID-19 arrived and I was locked down [...]

Katia, 55 years old

Lille, France