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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 [...]

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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 public health [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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In 2024, French women are still neglecting their health! How can we reverse the trend?

To mark the International Day of Action for Women's Health and the 4th anniversary of its creation, Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes is making available to all women a practical guide 'Je prépare ma consultation'to encourage them to take better care of their own health. The endowment [...]

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New cardiovascular and gynecological screening program in the heart of France: La Journée du Coeur des Femmes (Women's Heart Day)

Easier to set up than a stage of the Women's Heart Bus, Women's Heart Day (JoCF) will involve healthcare establishments in Prevention, for the benefit of all women. The objective remains the same: to screen, inform and reintegrate women into a cardiovascular and gynecological care program. [...]

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Le Bus du Coeur des Femmes, a 16-stop tour of France 2024

After an eventful 2023, the Fonds de dotation Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes enters 2024 with a reinforced determination to offer support and guidance to a greater number of women through its new Women's Heart Bus screening campaign. Supported by the French Ministry of Health and the French [...]

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Three years of action for women's hearts

On May 28, 2020, Pr Claire Mounier-Véhier and Thierry Drilhon created Agir pour le Coeur des Femmes, the only the only structure 100% dedicated to cardiovascular health for women. An opportunity to take stock of 3 years of actions to promote women's health, including the largest largest-ever [...]

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