PARTENAIRES INSTITUTIONNELS

University Hospital of Lille

University Hospital of Lille has been providing multidisciplinary cardiovascular disease care for women for several years.

The hospital has a total capacity of more than 3000 beds spread among 14 specialized hospitals. It’s a partner of the University of Lille and one of the largest health campuses in Europe, with a Faculty of Medicine where more than 12,000 students are enrolled.

Prof. Claire Mounier-Vehier and University Hospital of Lille developed a Cœur–Artères–Femmes (Heart–Arteries–Women) care pathway that brings together cardiologists, pulmonologists, gynecologists, obstetricians, general practitioners, pharmacists and allied health professionals into a cross-functional and collaborative health team that also includes consulting physicians. The team focuses on four objectives:
- monitoring follow-up care with discussions about practices, treatment optimizations and educational support
- improving patient information
- optimizing training for healthcare professionals
- setting up clinical research trials

The Cœur–Artères–Femmes (Heart–Arteries–Women) pathway is one of University Hospital of Lille heart and lung institute’s flagship projects as part of its 2018-2022 institutional plan.

University Hospital of Lille is happy to support Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation and partner with them in order to share their experience with other regions in France and abroad to support implementation of structured clinic + hospital gynecardiology care pathways.

Book Review: Mon combat pour le Cœur des Femmes (My Fight for Women’s Hearts)

Publications

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 [...]

Why It’s Urgent to Act to Against Cardiovascular Disease, Leading Cause of Maternal Death

Health Professionals

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 [...]

An endowment dedicated to women's hearts

Organization

It is intolerable that cardiovascular disease should continue to be the symbol of inequality between men and women in the healthcare field. They kill 200 women every day in France, with delays in treatment due mainly to a lack of awareness of the reality. And yet, 8 out of 10 cardiovascular accidents [...]

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PARTENAIRES INSTITUTIONNELS

University Hospital of Lille