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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the Americas, accounting for 30% of all deaths, or 2.1 million people every year.

In the last 30 years, obesity-related deaths have increased by 38.5% and diabetes-related deaths have increased by 71.6%.

CVD is the leading cause of death in the Americas

2M+

die every year from CVD in the region

High blood pressure is responsible for nearly half of all CVD deaths in the region

Our Members

Conarec
Dominican Heart Foundation

Dominican Heart Foundation

Direct Relief
Dominican Society of Cardiology
Ecuadorian Foundation of Cardiology

Ecuadorian Foundation of Cardiology

Family Heart Foundation
Project HOPE
Resolve to Save Lives
Team Heart
Venezuelan Society of Cardiology

Venezuelan Society of Cardiology

Village Health Works

Latest News

Strengthening Women’s Leadership and Representation in Health Systems

This statement was delivered by Ms. Fernanda de Carvalho, our Advocacy Committee member for PAHO, at the Seventy-Seventh Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Americas PAHO GENDER EQUALITY POLICY: PROGRESS REPORT AGENDA ITEM 7.8B Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates,   The World Heart Federation welcomes the Progress Report on PAHO’s Gender Equality Policy. We […]

From Commitment to Implementation: Accelerating Cardiovascular Action in the Americas Beyond the UN HLM

This statement was delivered by Ms. Fernanda de Carvalho, our Advocacy Committee member for PAHO, at the Seventy-Seventh Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Americas.   PLAN OF ACTION ON NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL 2025-2030 AGENDA ITEM 4.5   Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, The World Heart Federation welcomes the regional Plan of […]

Ecuador leads global World Heart Day celebrations

The annual celebrations for World Heart Day 2023, aimed at promoting heart health and advocating for universal access to cardiovascular care, are in full swing in Quito, Ecuador. The comprehensive agenda of activities, organised by the Ecuadorian Society of Cardiology (SEC) in partnership with the World Heart Federation (WHF), encompasses a range of events such […]

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 for cardiovascular health, connecting planetary health and cardiovascular health. Elements such as climate change, the way we produce and consume food, the quality of the air we breathe and of the water we drink”. (1) […]

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 […]

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