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More than half a billion people worldwide are living with cardiovascular disease.
Increasingly sedentary lifestyles, poor diets and a rise in tobacco use – all key risk factors for cardiovascular disease – mean this number will continue to grow unless we can implement effective interventions that support CVD prevention and improve care.
Digital health technologies can help us address the challenges that health systems are facing today. They can empower patients and health providers, promote universal health services coverage, improve long-term patient outcomes, and reduce healthcare costs.
However, a range of fundamental barriers can obstruct the successful implementation of digital health interventions. Factors such as digital illiteracy, limited access to the Internet and the affordability of technologies create a “digital divide”, which exacerbates already existing inequalities in access to digital health technologies and their potential benefits.
In our Roadmap for Digital Health in Cardiology, we identify these barriers and provide evidence-informed solutions to overcome them, including the establishment of national e-Health guidelines, the engagement of key stakeholders, education of the health workforce and patients, and the improvement of regulatory standards
The Roadmap acts as a key reference document for policymakers, healthcare professionals, and patient advocates who are working to implement digital health strategies to drive meaningful change and reduce the burden of CVD in their communities.
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WHF launches WHF WIKICARDIO Virtual Assistant
As part of our mission to share reliable and validated knowledge, the World Heart Federation is pleased to launch the WHF WIKICARDIO Virtual Assistant, which provides comprehensive information on cardiovascular health topics. Now live and accessible via webchat at our website, the Virtual Assistant integrates a robust knowledgebase, combining valuable information from the WHF website […]
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2023 Emerging Leaders cohort: Digital health and cardiovascular disease
The 2023 Emerging Leaders Seminar took place in Sydney, Australia and brought together a team of Emerging Leaders from 19 countries across five continents. Between 16 and 20 October 2023, 25 participants from 19 countries attended the ninth World Heart Federation (WHF) Salim Yusuf Emerging Leaders Seminar hosted by the University of Sydney in Sydney, […]
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2023 Emerging Leaders cohort announced
The 2023 Emerging Leaders cohort, which includes candidates from 19 countries across 5 continents, has been announced. The World Heart Federation created the WHF Salim Yusuf Emerging Leaders Programme to form and develop a long-term cadre of experts who collaborate, research, and act to reduce premature mortality from cardiovascular disease globally. The Programme, designed by […]
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Five ingredients for better heart health
More than 500 million people live with cardiovascular disease (CVD), and more than 18 million succumb to it each year. Cardiology keeps progressing with improved diagnostics such as imaging, genetics, biomarkers, new treatments, and devices to open arteries or regulate heart rhythm. There are many approaches towards heart health including these five: Get in the […]
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