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See the Women's Heart Bus schedule 2026

The Women's Heart Bus

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Caen 6, 7 et 8 octobre

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The National Observatory on Women's Health, 4th Edition

30/09/2026

The latest edition of the ONSF’s *Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes* highlights a sad reality: every year in France, more women than men die from cardiovascular disease. The reasons for this disparity are well established: risk factors that exist yet are overlooked, gaps in care, and a lack of [...]

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More than 40% of prescriptions for estrogen-progestin contraceptives are contraindicated

28/09/2026

In observance of World Heart Day on September 29, the Agir pour le Coeur des Femmes Foundation reports that more than 40% of prescribed estrogen-progestin contraceptives are inappropriate for women with multiple cardiovascular risk factors. It is unacceptable today to die from a massive pulmonary [...]

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Cardiovascular Prevention: Lifestyle Changes

21/09/2026

NEWS

The National Observatory on Women's Health, 4th Edition

30/09/2026

The latest edition of the ONSF’s *Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes* highlights a sad reality: every year in France, more women than men die from cardiovascular disease. The reasons for this disparity are well established: risk factors that exist yet are overlooked, gaps in care, and a lack of [...]

NEWS

More than 40% of prescriptions for estrogen-progestin contraceptives are contraindicated

28/09/2026

In observance of World Heart Day on September 29, the Agir pour le Coeur des Femmes Foundation reports that more than 40% of prescribed estrogen-progestin contraceptives are inappropriate for women with multiple cardiovascular risk factors. It is unacceptable today to die from a massive pulmonary [...]

NEWS

Cardiovascular Prevention: Lifestyle Changes

21/09/2026

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Women's Heart Day

Next date

Laon 6 octobre

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

La respiration Consciente

La consommation de sel

Hygiène de vie, les bons conseils

La forte chaleur

Manger moins salé

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Testimonials

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

TESTIMONIAL

“My heart stopped beating for 62 minutes.”Benjamin, Alexandra’s husband, recounts. “It’s May 21, 2021. I’m playing video games in the kitchen of our house. Alexandra is sitting on the living room couch, watching a TV show. She makes a strange noise, like snoring. I go over to check on [...]

Alexandra, 37

Compiègne, Administrative Assistant

TESTIMONIAL

“Four more days, Ms. Guyon, and we wouldn’t be talking today.” Those were my cardiologist’s words. Just writing them here sends a chill down my spine. On June 2, 2024, I was taking a walk with my family in the fields near our house. After 15 minutes of leisurely walking, my heart started [...]

Myriam, 50

Founder of Voyages Confidentiels, Paris area

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HRH Princess Tania de Bourbon Parme

“Some good work can be done silently without others knowing, but the heart has reasons and to try and save women from such a dramatic and unknown cause of death, each one of us has to learn about this cardiovascular problem. The Heart Bus represents the hope of uncovering an insidious disease, the [...]

MARC LADREIT DE LACHARRIERE

Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière was born on November 6, 1940 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes). He comes from an old Ardèche family from the hamlet of La Charrière. A graduate of the École Nationale d'Administration, he began his career at Banque de Suez et de l'Union des Mines, which later became [...]