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Heart failure

Four symptoms should raise alarm, particularly if they occur in combination or recently. Shortness of breath. This is due to an increase in blood pressure in the pulmonary vessels, preventing the lungs from functioning properly. It manifests itself first as difficulty in catching one's breath [...]

How to choose the right contraception?
Focus on venous thrombo-embolic risk

Hormones, and in particular hormonal contraception, have enabled major advances in women's lives, but their use requires knowledge of their potential risks, in order to propose therapeutic strategies tailored to each woman's individual risk profile. Before each prescription, it is necessary [...]

Strong, but so fragile...

Hospitalization for myocardial infarction among women aged 45 to 54 in France is rising by 5% a year. They are being affected at younger and younger ages, from their forties onwards, a consequence of their changing lifestyles, which have led them to adopt the bad habits of men: smoking, sedentary [...]

SYNLAB medical analysis laboratories join forces with Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes (Acting for Women's Hearts)

Stress, the heart's enemy: infographic

Stress significantly increases the risk of heart attack or stroke. Chronic stress promotes atherosclerotic plaque deposits in the arteries and heart rhythm disorders. Acutely, it can cause tako-tsubo or broken heart syndrome... Women's hearts are even more sensitive to stress. A healthy [...]

Emotion and shock at the fire on the Women's Heart bus

We are deeply moved and totally distraught this morning after the fire at the Bus du Cœur des Femmes last night in Bobigny. With the entire Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes team, our first instinct is to think of the women we had to welcome. The sole aim of our initiative is to contribute to [...]

Le Bus du Coeur des Femmes back on France 2 news!

The media coverage of our national Women's Heart Bus 2023 campaign continues, thanks to the editorial team at France 2! Florence Bouquillat and her team followed the Privas stage and highlighted the screening of a woman benefiting from our cardiovascular and gynecological prevention program. The [...]

Business report 2022

Co-founders of Agir pour le Coeur des Femmes, Pr Claire Mounier-Véhier and Thierry Drilhon take stock of the work of Agir pour le Coeur des Femmes in 2022. They are delighted with the support of all our partners and local healthcare professionals, who have all contributed to saving lives. Is [...]