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This is a statement made at the Pan American Health Organization during the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations in New York. Honorable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, On behalf of the American Heart Association, the InterAmerican Heart Foundation, the Interamerican Society of Cardiology, the Coalition for Americas’ Health and the World Heart Federation, we applaud the Pan […]

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 […]

GENEVA, 29 September 2023 – This World Heart Day, the World Heart Federation (WHF) is urging all sectors and citizens to join forces and take down cardiovascular disease (CVD) from its “number one killer” position. Conditions of the heart or blood vessels including stroke and heart failure killed more than 20 million people in 2021 […]

Health was at the top of the global agenda the third week of September with three UN High-Level Meetings addressing Universal Health Coverage (UHC), Pandemic Preparedness, Prevention and Response (PPPR), and Tuberculosis. World Heart Federation Board Members Tom Gaziano and Diana Vaca Mcghie led the WHF delegation at the UN General Assembly, advocating for heart […]

Familial hypercholesterolemia, commonly referred to as FH, is a genetically inherited condition causing raised cholesterol from birth. Untreated, lifelong exposure to elevated concentrations of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol leads to premature heart disease and untimely deaths.   FH remains a severely underdiagnosed and undertreated disease that affects approximately 1 in 311 people or about 25 million […]

In conjunction with the UN General Assembly, the American College of Cardiology, NCD Alliance and World Heart Federation, with support from Viatris, bring together leading experts on using innovation and technology to support the health workforce in managing noncommunicable and chronic diseases NEW YORK (Sep 20, 2023) – The American College of Cardiology (ACC), NCD […]

The World Heart Federation (WHF) and IQNITER are joining forces to advance heart health awareness on the occasion of World Heart Day, celebrated annually on September 29. This dynamic collaboration is driven by IQNITER’s provision of an innovative and convenient tool designed to propel the “Use Heart” movement, aligning with WHF’s mission to achieve cardiovascular […]

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) […]

We are thrilled to announce the 17 WHF Member organizations that have been selected to receive a World Heart Grant this year. Funded programmes support campaigns promoting World Heart Day, as well as an initiative raising awareness about the link between air pollution and cardiovascular disease, and a project aiming at preventing tobacco use and […]

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted early the critical importance of understanding the virus’s impact on various organ systems, including the heart. Early research showed that individuals with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions were at a heightened risk of severe illness and mortality from COVID-19. However, the long-term effects of COVID-19, particularly in those who were hospitalized, have remained […]

On 27 August 2023, the global pediatric and adult congenital cardiac community will gather in Washington, D.C., at the 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. Ahead of this meeting, the community has issued an urgent call to action for all governments, all health and development agencies, and the world research and academic […]