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Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation’s Three As

France 3 invited Prof. Claire Mounier-Vehier, MD, to present Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation (Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes) and its three missions: Alert – Anticipate – Act.

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France 3 invited Prof. Claire Mounier-Vehier, MD, to present Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation (Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes) and its three missions: Alert – Anticipate – Act. She also answered questions from viewers about the necessity of seeing a doctor during this period based on the different symptoms they may be feeling. Women must be on the lookout for heart attack symptoms, especially if they have risk factors like shortness of breath when doing daily activities, chest pain, digestive problems, indigestion or anxiety. They shouldn’t hesitate to see their doctor or go to the hospital. Everything is completely safe.

 
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Femmes : les oubliées de la santé - on France 5, Tuesday, April 20 at 8:50 p.m.

Pr Claire Mounier-Vehier invites you to join her on France 5 this Tuesday, April 20 at 8:50 pm in the documentary "Femmes : les oubliées de la santé" (Women: the forgotten health care professionals) directed by Véronique Preault. Women are less well diagnosed than men, and less quickly treated. [...]

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More and more support actions

A convivial summer evening devoted to French chanson drew several hundred participants to Gigondas (84) on August 8, supported by Catherine Orphelin, Director of Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes. The Charity Run organized on October 8 by the DDRS Club at Polytech Paris Saclay (77), brought together some [...]

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