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Why You Should Pay Attention to Your Symptoms

Prof. Claire Mounier-Vehier Invited onto France 3’s JT News Show

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Why You Should Listen to Your Symptoms
Women shouldn’t wait to get their cardiovascular disease symptoms checked out! The current COVID-19 health crisis will likely trigger an increase in the number of cardiovascular events women experience. Thanks to France 3 Hauts de France for helping us spread the word.

 
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Alert, Anticipate, Act to Save Lives

In France, 200 women die every day from cardiovascular disease in all its forms, and 25,000 die every day worldwide, with delays in treatment mainly due to a lack of awareness. The causes of death in France are well documented: women die most often from a stroke, then from heart attack or heart [...]

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Reduce your blood pressure: cut down on dietary salt or replace it with diet salt?

According to a Chinese study (DECIDE-Salt) carried out over a 2-year period in institutionalized elderly subjects, replacing dietary salt (sodium chloride) with a substitute (potassium chloride) is more effective in reducing blood pressure, particularly systolic pressure, and preventing [...]

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A healthy heart

Pr Claire Mounier-Vehier took part in the program "Un coeur en bonne santé", directed by Setti Dali and broadcast on France 5. Michel Cymes and his team followed 3 patients over a 3-month period, helping them to take an active preventive approach: from fractional exercise to new ways of eating, they [...]

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