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50 women share their stories to save lives: an innovative approach to prevention
“We must act now. What if it were you?” To mark the International Day of Action for Women’s Health on May 28, 50 women aged 22 to 84 share the shock of their cardiovascular events in a book published by the Agir pour le Coeur des Femmes Foundation, available for free download on [...]
Agir pour le Coeur des Femmes will screen nearly 10,000 women in 2026 during 80 local events.
The Women's Heart Bus will visit 16 cities this year. More than 60 Women's Heart Days will also be organized throughout mainland France and its overseas territories. These large-scale initiatives are made possible thanks to the Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière Foundation, a founding partner of the Women's [...]
Better understanding of the close links between mental health and cardiovascular disease can save lives.
The Agir pour le Coeur des Femmes Foundation warns of the urgent need to better address the close links between mental health and cardiovascular disease, as stipulated in the new recommendations from the European Society of Cardiology. Mental health disorders (stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar [...]
Companies make a commitment to women's hearts
In 2025, two out of three female employees believe that their employer has a role to play in preventing women's health problems.* For companies and institutions, caring for the health of their female employees is not only a major asset in terms of quality of life at work, but also a lever for [...]
4 out of 10 women have felt that they were not listened to and that their symptoms were minimized during a medical consultation.
One figure is particularly striking: during a medical consultation, 38% of women have experienced a lack of listening or a minimization of their symptoms, because they were a woman. The proportion soars among the under-25s, 60% of whom have experienced this. The study also reveals that a quarter of [...]
The Women's Heart Bus unveils its 16-stop 2025 route
With nearly 15,000 women screened in just over three years, the Bus du Coeur des Femmes is the largest cardio-gynecological screening and identification operation in France. In 2025, more than ever, the prevention of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in women, is a [...]
WOMEN AND CARDIAC ARREST
To mark World Heart Day on September 29, Agir pour le Coeur des Femmes is raising women's awareness of cardiac arrest with a shock campaign. Every year in France, over 25,000 women suffer cardiac arrest. If nothing is done, the victim dies in 9 out of 10 cases. The risk of death is higher for women [...]
The return of the Women's Heart Bus, 8 new stages between now and the end of 2024
In the space of three years, the Women's Heart Bus has become an integral part of the national prevention landscape, becoming the largest screening operation for cardiovascular disease among women. More than 12,000 women have already benefited from this free service, and have been reintegrated into a [...]
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