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World Heart Day

A global celebration of the heart

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World Congress on RHD

Abu Dhabi | 2-4 November 2023

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World Heart Report 2023

Confronting the World's Number 1 Killer

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World Heart Vision 2030

Driving Policy Change

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World Heart Observatory

The first global data hub for cardiovascular disease

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FH Awareness Day 2023: Shedding light on a rare cardiovascular disease

Familial hypercholesterolemia, commonly referred to as FH, is a genetically inherited condition causing raised cholesterol from birth. Untreated, lifelong exposure...

Familial hypercholesterolemia

World Heart Federation partners with IQNITER to promote heart health

The World Heart Federation (WHF) and IQNITER are joining forces to advance heart health awareness on the occasion of World...

Argentine Society of Cardiology: The role of agroecology in cardioecology’s vision

The document of the World Heart Federation “World Heart Vision 2030” states: “Our global vision is to create healthy environments...

20.5m

deaths every year from CVD

33%

of all deaths are from CVD

Our vision

Cardiovascular health for everyone

We believe every human being should have access to the information, care and treatment they need to keep their heart healthy, regardless of race, nationality, gender, age, education or income. At the World Heart Federation, we work tirelessly to ensure the global population is provided with accurate and up to date details and data on cardiovascular diseases.

Who we are

The World Heart Federation is the voice of the global cardiovascular community.

Our Members are our strength and our priority is to build strong health systems so that everyone has access to prevention and care. Guided by science, our values of care, equity, community, integrity, and aspiration inspire us to continue building on results. Together, we can achieve cardiovascular health for everyone.

– PROF DANIEL PIÑEIRO, PRESIDENT, WORLD HEART FEDERATION

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Joining forces to help people live longer, better, healthier lives.

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Key Topics

Air Pollution

Chagas Disease

Cholesterol

COVID-19

Diabetes

Healthy Diet

Heart Failure

Hypertension

Obesity

Prevention

Rheumatic Heart Disease

Tobacco

Women & CVD

The most common heart attack symptom, in both men and women, is some type of chest pain, pressure or discomfort. But chest pain is not always the most noticeable symptom, especially in women, who are more likely to experience it as pressure or tightness in the chest. They may even have no chest pain at […]

World Heart Connect

Welcome to World Heart Connect – the World Heart Federation’s virtual events platform.

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Upcoming Events

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29 September 2023

World Heart Day 2023

2 - 4 November 2023

World Congress on Rheumatic Heart Disease

24 - 26 May 2024

World Heart Summit 2024

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23 Sep

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We got curious at #ESCCongress last month and asked attendees what they liked most about the heart!

What's your favourite ❤️ fact?

#WorldHeartDay #UseHeart #KnowHeart

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22 Sep

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#WorldHeartDay is only ONE week away! 🥳

How excited are you on a scale from 1 to 10? 👀

#UseHeart #KnowHeart

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22 Sep

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Setting healthy eating habits 🍎 can boost your heart health.

What would you like to try from the responses in the video?

#UseHeart #KnowHeart #WorldHeartDay

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21 Sep

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EVERY MOVE COUNTS.

Let's #BeActive to prevent cardiovascular disease.

#UseHeart #KnowHeart #WorldHeartDay

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20 Sep

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Health is a fundamental #HumanRight.

All people should be able to access the health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship.

We urge governments at #UNGA78 to implement their commitments and invest in Universal Health Coverage. Only together can we achieve #HealthForAll.

#UseHeart #KnowHeart #WorldHeartDay

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19 Sep

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Your heart deserves better.

Will you join us on 29 September?

#WorldHeartDay #UseHeart #KnowHeart

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18 Sep

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Young, active, and enjoying her career and life abroad, Aistė Štaraitė had no reason to suspect a heart problem. But as we learn every day, heart disease knows no boundaries.

“It isn’t difficult to share my story of heart failure since I want to erase the stigma that young people, especially young females, cannot be sick", said @aistestaraite, President of @sirdiesnepakankamumas.

Read the story of our new Heart Hero at the link in our bio.

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16 Sep

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BMI (Body mass index) Know the facts:

➗ Assesses an individual's body weight in relation to their height

+ 2 BILLION people estimated to be living with overweight and obesity (BMI 25 or above)

💔 High BMI increases a person’s risk of high blood pressure and CVD mortality

#WorldHeartDay #UseHeart

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Latest News

FH Awareness Day 2023: Shedding light on a rare cardiovascular disease

World Heart Federation partners with IQNITER to promote heart health

Argentine Society of Cardiology: The role of agroecology in cardioecology’s vision

20.5m

33%

Our vision

Cardiovascular health for everyone

The World Heart Federation is the voice of the global cardiovascular community.

– PROF DANIEL PIÑEIRO, PRESIDENT, WORLD HEART FEDERATION

Get Involved

Key Topics

Air Pollution

Chagas Disease

Cholesterol

COVID-19

Diabetes

Healthy Diet

Heart Failure

Hypertension

Obesity

Prevention

Rheumatic Heart Disease

Tobacco

Women & CVD

World Heart Connect

Upcoming Events

World Heart Day 2023

World Congress on Rheumatic Heart Disease

World Heart Summit 2024

Resources

Global Heart Journal

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