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Afin de renforcer notre efficacité autour de nos 3 missions Alerter, Anticiper, Agir, nous avons choisi de multiplier les actions de communication, d’information mais aussi les actions au plus proche du terrain permettant ainsi un impact concret et majeur au service de la cause. Sauver la vie de 10.000 femmes à 5 ans nécessite un plan d’actions stratégique et opérationnel avec des indicateurs de suivi et de performance. C’est dans cette rubrique actualités que vous vivrez avec nous le développement de notre fonds au quotidien.
Vous y retrouverez nos derniers communiqués de presse, nos interventions médias (TV, Radio, Presse) mais aussi nos prises de parole, nos commentaires sur les dernières études ou données importantes. Tous ensemble nous pouvons faire évoluer la perception des maladies cardio-vasculaires chez les femmes et leur prise en charge.
Heart and sexuality: advice for patients at risk?
Numerous studies, mainly focusing on male sexuality, show that 15% of treated hypertensives have to cope with major erectile dysfunction, and that 40% of 40-year-old coronary patients and 67% of 70-year-old coronary patients also suffer from it. Not to mention a very high percentage (75-90%) of heart [...]
Summer means protecting heart and brain from the heat
We sometimes tend to forget it, but heat is an enemy of our heart. Extreme heat is hard on our bodies, which use a process known as "thermoregulation" to cool themselves down. When it's very hot, blood vessels dilate, forcing the heart muscle to pump more blood to the surface of the skin and evacuate [...]
Women are not little men
Yet this idea has largely inspired care, with male physiology being the benchmark for research and treatment. Questions about sex-based differences were rarely investigated, with the assumption that outside of reproduction, they were of little importance. Yet some symptoms are different between women [...]
Preparing my consultation
We've designed this document to help you develop a therapeutic alliance with your doctor. It will help you prepare for your medical consultation, in an effective partnership with the healthcare professionals you may come into contact with. We need to take responsibility for our own health, and not [...]
Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes at the Ovalies.
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Sportsmanship, Friendship, Solidarity. Each year, the festival sponsors three associations to support their projects with the proceeds from the 3-day tournament. This year, the organization had decided to highlight Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes as a way of supporting the actions of the Endowment [...]
Women's Heart Day: 5 first steps to serve the regions
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To complement the Women's Heart Bus and take further action against gender inequalities in health, Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes has been working for the past year to set up a second cardiovascular screening and prevention operation in the regions, this time in healthcare establishments and [...]
Let's take the stairs!
Walking up 5 or more flights of stairs a day can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by 20%, according to a study conducted at Tulane University (New Orleans). 50 steps exactly, concludes the study published in the journal Atherosclerosis. [...]