Prof. Claire Mounier-Vehier and Thierry Drilhon, cofounders of Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation, were Agnès Renard’s guests on Telesud, a general interest TV station broadcasting in Africa. They took the opportunity to talk about cardiovascular disease in women, as well as introduce the foundation and its work. Their message: it’s essential to alert, anticipate and act without delay to encourage women to take better care of themselves.
Remember that if a woman with a cardiac disease doesn’t receive appropriate care during pregnancy, the risk of complications for her baby is 15 times higher and her risk of death is 100 times higher. It is believed that cardiovascular adaptation during pregnancy is similar to high level endurance [...]
Prof. Mounier-Vehier was a guest on the Chroniques Santé show on TV WEO to explain why it is important to change the stereotypes about cardiovascular disease in women. There are still major biases related to cardiovascular disease in women that lead to many lost opportunities. Insufficient [...]
Women are more likely to get migraines, with three women impacted for every man. Between 12% and 18% of the population get migraines, which are a very specific type of headache that comes on suddenly. These headaches usually cause pulsing pain on one side of the head and last four to 72 hours on [...]