Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death for women, with a significant increase among young women over the past five years related to negative lifestyle choices and exposure to specific hormonal situations.
To reduce female morbidity and mortality, we must act in advance through primary prevention.
The National College of French Cardiologists, which represents private clinic cardiologists, must be able to implement risk factor screening in collaboration with general practitioners and gynecologists if patients come for consultations. The organization can also support the development of structured gynecardiology care pathways that are available to women wherever they get care.
The National College of French Cardiologists supports Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation in its work to encourage women to see their doctors through activities that fulfill three missions (Alert, Anticipate, Act) and to save their lives.
Dr. Olivier Hoffman
Cardiologist
Former president of the National College of French Cardiologists
CNCF spokesperson and communications manager
The Women's Heart Bus is exceptionally financed by the Île-de-France Region, under the ministerial order of November 21, 2023 authorizing the payment of public funds to the Agir pour le coeur des femmes endowment fund.
That’s because heart attacks and strokes don’t just happen to men! Cardiovascular disease is still the leading cause of death for women, with a significant increase among young women over the past five years. To act effectively and reduce female morbidity and mortality, awareness must be [...]
The French Ministry of Health and Prevention is supporting Agir pour le Coeur des Femmes in its prevention initiatives, and in particular the Bus du Coeur des Femmes, which reaches out to women in local areas, drawing on a local ecosystem of health and prevention players.