High blood pressure is the number one chronic illness in the world. In France, an estimated 30% of the adult population has high blood pressure. It is one of the leading cardiovascular risk factors and the main risk factor for stroke. This illness can be prevented by adopting healthy behaviors like [...]
It is estimated that 150,000 women of childbearing age in France have a cardiovascular disease. If these patients don’t receive appropriate care during pregnancy, the risk of complications for their children is 15 times higher and their risk of death is 100 times higher. Pregnancy is a true [...]
This book tells the story of growing awareness and mobilizing collectively to fight cardiovascular disease in women. Do we have to continue dying at 45 years old from an undiagnosed heart attack? Is it acceptable that women are diagnosed late? Can we tolerate having to amputate a 35-year-old’s leg [...]