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Nearly 5,000 women screened free of charge on the Heart Bus

A collective action that makes sense for healthcare professionals, the sustainability of good practices in the 20 stopover towns: we have achieved our first objectives since the launch of the Women's Heart Bus at the end of 2021. In 8 out of 10 cases, cardiovascular disease can be avoided [...]

Vis leurs Vies November 27, 2022: the women's heart bus

On the occasion of the Paris leg of the Bus du Coeur des Femmes, a team from LCI came to meet our teams and the women who attended to be screened for cardiovascular disease. The result: a 10-minute report highlighting the usefulness of the operation, the benevolence that reigns at each stage, the [...]

Symptoms and quality of life are important in guiding treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) or AOMI

Why a scientific statement? In the United States, 8.5 million people have peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which we more commonly refer to as Obliterative Arterial Disease of the Lower Limbs (AOMI), corresponding to narrowing or obstruction of the arteries of the legs by atherosclerotic plaques. [...]

M6 boards the Women's Heart Bus

A study carried out in the first 5 cities showed edifying results: 9 out of 10 women who passed through the bus had at least 2 cardiovascular risk factors, 43% had uncontrolled hypertension and 73% were abdominally obese. This study strengthened our conviction that friendly prevention on the ground [...]

Statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: less enthusiasm?

The US Prevention Services Task Force (USPSTF) has just reiterated its previous recommendations, dating from 2016, for individuals between the ages of 40 and 75, with no known CVD or history of familial hypercholesterolemia, and with LDL cholesterol (LDL-C or bad cholesterol) below 1.9 g/L: - There [...]

Familial hypercholesterolemia: one of the most common genetic diseases in France!

What is familial hypercholesterolemia? Familial hypercholesterolemia is an autosomal dominant genetic disease, meaning that a patient has a 50/50 chance of passing the disease on to his or her child. For each gene, we inherit one allele (=version) from our mother and another from our father. This is [...]

AOMI, for walking training to be effective, it must hurt!

What is AOMI? Obliterative arteriopathy of the lower limbs (AOMI) or arteritis is a frequent chronic vascular disease most often of atheromatous origin. It is defined as the narrowing by cholesterol plaques (stenosis) or occlusion of one or more arteries of the lower limbs. These arteries are located [...]

Coronary scanner at the heart of cardiovascular prevention debates

Cardiovascular disease continues to be a major cause of accidents in our country, affecting not only an ageing population, but also an ever-increasing number of men and women under the age of 50. Prevention is undoubtedly the most convincing weapon on this subject, and the adage "prevention is better [...]