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How to Recognize the Signs of a Heart Attack

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During her guest appearance on France 5’s Journal de la Santé health show, Prof. Claire Mounier-Vehier, MD, warned women about the harmful effect stress has on their heart and arteries, especially during this post-lockdown period. They must take care of themselves and shouldn’t wait to see a doctor when the feel symptoms of a heart attack, including exhaustion, shortness of breath and digestive issues, especially if they have risk factors like smoking, psychosocial stress, depression, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes or excess weight. This is one of the recommendations from the Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation (Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes). Learn more about it starting at 27:00 on the show’s replay (in French) https://www.allodocteurs.fr/emissions/le-magazine-de-la-sante/le-magazine-de-la-sante-du-26-05-2020_27780.html

 

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Claire Mounier-Vehier speaks with Mélanie Gomez on Europe 1

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Is this a ticking time bomb? Since the coronavirus crisis began, health professionals have seen a drop in emergency department admissions throughout France. “We’ve had a sixty percent decrease in hospitalizations,” said Prof. Claire Mounier-Vehier, MD, head of the heart and lung institute at [...]

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New European Heart Attack Recommendations Include Focus on Women

The 2020 recommendations focus on ultra-sensitive troponin assays with early diagnosis (one to two hours), coronary angiography in less then 24 hours and coronary CT scan to rule out diagnoses. Information specific to women is clearly detailed. The European Society of Cardiology has updated [...]

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Sharing the Healthy Heart Message with Women in Africa

Prof. Claire Mounier-Vehier and Thierry Drilhon, cofounders of Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation, [...]

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