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Use Heart … for society, your loved ones and you. We are living in unprecedented times. The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on the healthcare profession, national healthcare systems and our individual responsibilities – for our own health and for the vulnerable in society. We don’t know what course the pandemic will take in […]

The Rwanda Heart Foundation (RHF) launched an educational campaign to raise awareness on cardiovascular risk factors and the importance of heart disease prevention. The campaign, which took place in two phases, in the lead up of the World Heart Day 2019 celebration and over the next months, received the support of the World Heart Federation […]

This article is based on a paper published in Global Heart and developed through consensus by an international group of specialists, including WHF Emerging Leaders and members of the WHF Science Committee. The document aims to support WHF Members, especially those working in low-resource settings. By summarizing links between cardiovascular disease and illnesses impacting the […]

On World Heart Day, 29 September 2020, we’re asking the world to Use Heart to beat CVD … for your loved ones, society and you. We are living in unprecedented times. The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on the healthcare profession, national healthcare systems and our individual responsibilities – for our own health and for the […]

Heart failure (HF) affects approximately 64 million people worldwide and is a condition where a person’s heart cannot pump enough blood to their organs. While the prevalence of the condition increases with age and most patients are over 60 years old, HF can affect people of any age. People with HF experience significant impairment of […]

The Zambia Heart and Stroke Foundation recently launched a new initiative designed to educate schoolchildren about rheumatic heart disease and raise awareness of the negative impact that tobacco and alcohol consumption can have on their hearts. The Heart Heroes school campaign is supported by the World Heart Grant Programme. The activity was organized by the […]

The 2020 Emerging Leaders cohort, which includes candidates from 17 countries across 5 continents, has been announced. The WHF Salim Yusuf Emerging Leaders Programme was created by the World Heart Federation 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, […]

The 2020 Emerging Leaders cohort, which includes candidates from 17 countries across 5 continents, has been announced. The WHF Salim Yusuf Emerging Leaders Programme was created by the World Heart Federation 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, […]

One of the unintended consequences of COVID-19 is that people suffering heart attacks and strokes delay seeking medical help, resulting in worse outcomes. Heart attack and stroke victims worldwide are avoiding hospitals, presenting too late to benefit from life-saving treatment. Also, individuals with known heart conditions experiencing new or worsening symptoms delay seeking medical attention […]

To better understand the intersection between cardiovascular disease and COVID-19, the World Heart Federation (WHF) has launched a global prospective cohort study which aims to better describe cardiovascular outcomes and identify cardiovascular risk factors associated with poor prognosis in patients with COVID-19. The study is supported by the WHF Science Committee and led by: Professor Karen Sliwa, […]

WHF is thrilled to present the Best Global Heart Journal Paper award to Prof Peter Zilla for the paper “Global Unmet Needs in Cardiac Surgery”, which analyzed the access to cardiac surgery, including lifestyle cardiac diseases and congenital heart disease, on the basis of existing data deduction from 16 different countries. Professor Zilla’s surgical career commenced […]