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Cardiovascular health for everyone

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The leading voice in the field of global cardiovascular health

What we do

What we do

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Help us achieve our vision of cardiovascular health for everyone

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Where we work

A global community dedicated to the treatment, prevention and control of CVD

Where we work

Where we work

WORLD HEART DAY

WORLD HEART DAY

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World Heart Report 2024

World Heart Report 2024

Clearing The Air To Address Pollution’s Cardiovascular Health Crisis

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World Heart Observatory

The first global data hub for cardiovascular disease

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WORLD HEART PODCASTS

WORLD HEART PODCASTS

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World Heart Vision 2030

Driving Policy Change

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Health emergency preparedness, response, and resilience in the WHO European Region 2024-2029

Health emergency preparedness, response, and resilience in the WHO European Region 2024-2029

This joint statement was delivered by the European Heart Network and the World Heart Federation at the Seventy-Fourth Session of...

Pandemic Preparedness

Framework for resilient and sustainable health systems in the WHO European Region 2025-2030

Framework for resilient and sustainable health systems in the WHO European Region 2025-2030

This joint statement was delivered by the European Heart Network and the World Heart Federation at the Seventy-Fourth Session of...

Air Pollution

Climate Change

Climate change, the environment and health

Climate change, the environment and health

WHF was represented by Dr. E. Ulysses Dorotheo, our Tobacco Expert Group member for WPRO, at the Seventy-Fifth Session of...

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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Key Topics

Air Pollution

Air Pollution

Chagas Disease

Chagas Disease

Cholesterol

Cholesterol

COVID-19

COVID-19

Diabetes

Diabetes

Healthy Diet

Healthy Diet

Heart Failure

Heart Failure

Hypertension

Hypertension

Obesity

Obesity

Prevention

Prevention

Rheumatic Heart Disease

Rheumatic Heart Disease

Tobacco

Tobacco

Women & CVD

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 […]