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Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation’s Three As

France 3 invited Prof. Claire Mounier-Vehier, MD, to present Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation (Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes) and its three missions: Alert – Anticipate – Act.

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France 3 invited Prof. Claire Mounier-Vehier, MD, to present Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation (Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes) and its three missions: Alert – Anticipate – Act. She also answered questions from viewers about the necessity of seeing a doctor during this period based on the different symptoms they may be feeling. Women must be on the lookout for heart attack symptoms, especially if they have risk factors like shortness of breath when doing daily activities, chest pain, digestive problems, indigestion or anxiety. They shouldn’t hesitate to see their doctor or go to the hospital. Everything is completely safe.

 

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Drink Less, Live Longer

Santé Publique France reminded readers about the work of a group of experts commissioned in 2017 to study the effects of alcohol on our health with INCA, the national cancer institute. Their report concluded that it’s no longer possible to say there’s no risk if alcohol consumption stays below [...]

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Why Cardio-Obstetrics is so Important

Cardio-obstetrics takes a team approach to cardiovascular disease management during pregnancy, the same approach we’re using at University Hospital of Lille as part of our Cœur–Artères–Femmes (Heart–Arteries–Women) pathway. It integrates cardiologists, obstetricians, gynecologists, general [...]

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: the Most Common Genetic Heart Disease

The symptoms of HCM vary widely. Some people may have palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness or loss of consciousness. But in the majority of cases, this disease causes few to no functional issues. This means the condition is usually discovered during a routine medical exam using an [...]

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