Advocating for cholesterol control: A World Heart Federation toolkit
Cardiovascular disease is responsible for an estimated 18.6 million deaths every year and remains the leading cause of…
Cholesterol risks and remedies: A Roadmap to improve cardiovascular health
Increasingly, evidence is equipping us with ways to manage our blood cholesterol levels that can mitigate or prevent…
Taking a stance on cholesterol to curb heart disease
Cholesterol – that waxy substance that is a type of blood fat or lipid – is mostly made…
Global Call To Action on Familial Hypercholesterolemia Aims to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment Worldwide
PASADENA, Calif., GENEVA, Switzerland, January 2, 2020 — The FH Foundation and the World Heart Federation announced today…
Best practice – News article
World Heart Federation President Salim Yusuf leads Hope-3 trials on the prevention of heart attacks and strokes. The…
WHF Cholesterol Roadmap presented at the Latin American Cholesterol Summit in Mexico
On the 19-20 September, the Latin American Cholesterol Summit (Cumbre Latinoamericana del Colesterol) took place in Mexico City. …
WHO launches plan to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from global food supply
The World Heart Federation welcomes to the launch of the World Health Organization’s REPLACE Action Package, a step-by-step guide for…
The World Heart Federation and the Philippine Heart Association hold Cholesterol roundtable in the Philippines
On 3-4 March, the World Heart Federation and the Philippine Heart Association convened a multi-stakeholder group of experts…
World Heart Federation attends a press conference on the alarming situation of cholesterol in Spain with our members
Left to right: Dr Leopoldo Perez de la Isla, Dr Carlos Macaya, Prof David Wood, Dr Pedro Mata…
A look back on 2017 as we look forward to 2018
As we look forward to a busy and exciting 2018, we would like to share with you some…
WHF and the Saudi Heart Association hold Cholesterol roundtable in Saudi Arabia
On December 9, 2017, the World Heart Federation and Saudi Heart Association convened a multi-stakeholder group of senior…
Cholesterol roundtable held in Madrid, Spain together with the Fundación Española del Corazón (Spanish Heart Foundation) and Fundación Hipercolesterolemia Familiar
On November 27, 2017, the World Heart Federation met together with a multi-stakeholder group of experts representing different…
WHF and Colombian Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery hold a Cholesterol roundtable in Colombia
On November 16, 2017, the World Heart Federation, Colombian Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery (Sociedad Colombiana de…
Announcing a series of ’roundtables’ focusing on cholesterol
The World Heart Federation (WHF) is pleased to announce a series of ’roundtables’ focusing attention on cholesterol, as highlighted in the WHF Roadmaps…
WHF at the International Heart Hub (iHHub) II Latin American Congress on Heart Diseases
Left to right: Dr. Gilberto Pérez, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social; Lic. Carlos Castro Sánchez, President, iHHub; Dr,…
World Heart Federation previews global ‘Roadmap’ to tackle cholesterol
The World Heart Federation’s Cholesterol Roadmap is being previewed today at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions…
New World Heart Federation Videos on Secondary Prevention
Hear what George Alleyne, Alvaro Avezum, Jagat Narula, Rachel Nugent, Anthony Rodgers, David Wood and Salim Yusuf, have…
Launch of the WHO “Global status report on noncommunicable diseases 2014”
Last Monday 19 January 2015, the World Heart Federation took part in the launch of the WHO “Global…