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The Women's Heart Bus arrives in Le Havre on September 13, 2022

After 9 stops across France and a well-deserved summer break, the Women's Heart Bus will be making its way to Le Havre. In the fight against cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death among women, the Bus will be setting up on September 13 and 14, 2022 at the Atrium, 117 avenue du 8 mai [...]

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For the third time, Poiray is supporting the Agir pour le Coeur des Femmes endowment fund.

From September 1 to 31, 20% of sales of the iconic "Cœur Entrelacé" silver heart will be donated to the endowment fund. The bracelets offered especially for the occasion are three cords in the colors of Agir pour le Coeur des Femmes: pink, red or orange. This national operation takes place [...]

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Le Bus du Coeur des Femmes referenced on the platform: Égalité Femmes/ Hommes et Citoyenneté en Actions

The purpose of this platform is to capitalize on all actions in favor of gender equality that constitute proven practices. Not only are the initiatives showcased, but they also enable many professionals, local authorities, associations, public institutions and businesses to draw inspiration from [...]

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With the new 2021 European Society of Cardiology recommendations on the prevention of cardiovascular disease, most women are (wrongly?) excluded from statin treatment for primary prevention!

For optimal prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), a number of learned societies regularly publish recommendations, whose updates always prompt comments on their applicability in "real life", and comparisons between them. While the epidemiological studies and therapeutic trials selected by the [...]

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A plea for humane medicine

"We don't treat sick people, but people who have a disease". Prof. Gerard Reach develops this reflection on the basis of one observation: the non-observance of patients and the clinical inertia of doctors. He proposes that these phenomena may be the consequence of the evolution of medicine [...]

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Continue to communicate, we healthcare professionals and the general public, around the 3 "A's" of Agir pour le Coeur des Femmes to save even more lives in our territories.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has become the leading cause of death in women, with 200 deaths a day in France, six times more than breast cancer. It's a medical and social emergency in France, but also in Europe, with almost one woman in two suffering from CVD: 20% ischemic heart disease due to [...]

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Coffee or Coke? for diabetic patients

We know that coffee consumption is associated with a reduced cardiovascular risk. But what about diabetics? That's the subject of this literature review and meta-analysis of the dose-response effect of prospective studies. Ten cohorts comprising 82,270 cases were identified. Compared with [...]

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Hormonal treatment of menopause (HRT) in 2022: what do American recommendations tell us?

New recommendations from the American Menopause Reference Society (NAMS) are paving the way for more and more hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescriptions in the USA. These new recommendations have caused a stir, not least because they come from the country of origin of the 2002 Women's [...]

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