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How Vasomotor Symptoms in Menopause are Linked with Cardiovascular Events
Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation (Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes) is alerting women about an indicator of cardiovascular risk that should encourage them to get a cardiovascular check-up as they enter menopause.
Our gynecology experts (Delfany Mardhel and Geneviève Plu-Bureau from Port-Royal hospital, Paris) have analyzed six studies that evaluate connections between vasomotor symptoms in menopause and the risk of cardiovascular events.
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An endowment dedicated to women's hearts
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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 [...]
Why It’s Urgent to Act to Against Cardiovascular Disease, Leading Cause of Maternal Death
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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 [...]
Book Recommendation: Are You Gaining Weight Because of What’s in Your Head or What’s on Your Plate?
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There’s no shortage of books about weight loss. But this one is different. You’ll find Le surpoids, c’est dans la tête ou dans l’assiette useful because it provides guilt-free explanations of all the factors that contribute to excess weight. It goes beyond food to explore psychological, [...]
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