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WORLD HEART DAY

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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

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World Heart Vision 2030

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A quarter of patients in WHF Study still experiencing persistent long COVID symptom after one year

Following the success of the Global Study on Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) and COVID-19, and to better understand long COVID, especially...

New report: Hong Kong, London and Madrid top City Heartbeat Index, a heart health benchmark of 50 cities worldwide

PRESS RELEASE Geneva, 28 August 2024 – World Heart Federation (WHF) today launched a first assessment of efforts undertaken by...

World Heart Day 2024: USE ❤️ FOR ACTION

Help us motivate every country to have a national action plan for CVD! Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the world’s biggest...

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

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 […]

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27 October - 1 November 2024

Emerging Leaders Seminar 2024

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31 Aug

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And that’s a wrap on #ESCCongress DAY 2! Here are our 🔑 highlights so far:✅ We presented the latest findings of our Long COVID-19 Sub-study, shedding new light on its impact on heart health.✅ We hosted four #HeartCafé sessions where our experts discussed secondary prevention strategies in cardiovascular disease management, explored ways to improve the quality of life of people living with ATTR-CM, addressed challenges in timely diagnosing rare cardiovascular diseases, and navigated the complexities of multiple long-term conditions.✅ ESC Congress participants signed our global petition to prioritize heart health, and yes, there’s still time to get a free coffee when you do!Are you at the ESC Congress? Don’t forget to pop by Booth F20 to meet the WHF team, sign the #WorldHeartDay petition, get new merchandise and much more ❤️ See you tomorrow 👋

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30 Aug

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We’re in full swing at the #ESCCongress in London! Here’s what we’ve been up to so far ❤️ Are you at ESC? Come say hi at Booth F20! 👋

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30 Aug

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Commissioned by Novartis and independently conducted by @economistimpact, City Heartbeat Index aims to raise awareness of the importance of a city-level focus on CVD. The City Heartbeat Index highlights efforts to understand, prevent and address CVD in 50 cities worldwide, and calls for collaboration, strong policies and equity in access to care. Learn more about the City Heartbeat Index using the link in our bio. #CityHeartbeatIndex #CVD

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26 Aug

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The secret's out.Heart disease is the world's biggest killer. But there’s something we can do about it! Have you signed the petition to make heart health a priority? worldheartday.org/petition#UseHeart #UseYourVote #WorldHeartDay #HeartYes

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24 Aug

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The tobacco industry has long used its power to distort policies and discredit science.At WHF, we took a strong stance by adopting a conflict of interest policy that excluded tobacco industry representatives from all our events 🚭Now we encourage you to do the same. Download our toolkit at the link in our bio.#NoTobacco #UseHeart

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22 Aug

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What affects us all, kills more than 20 million people every year, and shows up when and where you least expect it?#UseHeart #UseYourVote #WorldHeartDay #HeartYes

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20 Aug

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How do you take care of your heart? We’d love to hear your tips! 👇#UseHeart #HeartYes #WorldHeartDay #HeartHealth #healthylifestyle

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18 Aug

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Let your friends, families and colleagues know that ❤️ health is your priority.Use the #WorldHeartDay poster builder and encourage everyone to demand that all governments put an action plan in place to defeat the world’s biggest killer.Visit the link in our bio to create your own poster.#UseHeart #HeartYes #UseYourVote

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WORLD HEART DAY

World Heart Report 2024

World Heart Observatory

WORLD HEART PODCASTS

World Heart Vision 2030

Latest News

A quarter of patients in WHF Study still experiencing persistent long COVID symptom after one year

New report: Hong Kong, London and Madrid top City Heartbeat Index, a heart health benchmark of 50 cities worldwide

World Heart Day 2024: USE ❤️ FOR ACTION

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

Upcoming Events

Emerging Leaders Seminar 2024

Resources

Global Heart Journal

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