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High blood pressure: salt consumption may affect men and women differently

Highlights - Hypertension, affects around 1.28 billion adults worldwide, many of them in low- and middle-income countries. - If blood pressure is not controlled, it can increase the risk of heart, brain and kidney disease. - A common but lesser-known cause of hypertension is salt sensitivity - where [...]

What is cardiovascular disease?

Lifestyle diseases, 8 out of 10 of which can be avoided by a healthy lifestyle: physical activity, a healthy diet, no smoking, moderate alcohol consumption and controlled stress, as well as regular medical check-ups... Focusing on myocardial infarction, here's how it's caused: fatty [...]

The Coeur des Femmes bus returns to the Ville Rose

For the second time, the Women's Heart Bus made a stopover in Toulouse's Reynerie district. Over three days, 299 women from Toulouse were able to take advantage of cardiovascular and gynecological screening. The event was also an opportunity for Agir Pour le Coeur des Femmes to sign the [...]

National Observatory on Women's Health 2023 - Part 1

Agir pour le Coeur des Femmes publishes the first part of its Observatoire national de la Santé des Femmes. Analysis of medical data from a panel of 4,300 women aged between 14 and 95 years (average age 54) screened in the Bus du Coeur des Femmes in 2021 and 2022 provides a unique panorama of [...]

When cardiovascular risk factors deteriorate with the onset of menopause or...why take action!

These "gendered" studies are important to better understand preventive medicine in these women and to act on their lifestyle behaviors. The changes in cardiovascular risk factors in post-menopausal women are well known, compared with those in genitally active women. It has also been shown that early [...]

Bus du Coeur des Femmes: a complete screening in pictures

CESER Hauts-de-France (Conseil Economique Social et Environnemental) was in Lille last September for the Bus du Coeur summer camp. A report on the screening services offered to women in vulnerable situations. Over 50 health professionals welcomed them over three days.

Bus du Coeur 2022 report

Three questions to Pr Claire Mounier-Vehier and Thierry Drilhon, co-founders of Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes. They give a very positive assessment of the development of the Women's Heart Bus in 2022, thanks to the coordinated support of towns, local healthcare professionals, institutional [...]

Third stop for the Women's Heart Bus in Saint Étienne

The third stage of the Women's Heart Bus returned to Saint-Étienne. For three days, screening sessions were held in a warm and friendly atmosphere. Nearly 300 women were able to benefit from free screening and, if necessary, be reintegrated into a dedicated care program. The Women's Heart [...]