Europe & Central Asia is the region most affected by noncommunicable diseases, with cardiovascular disease being responsible for more than half of all deaths across the region.
Europe and Central Asia have the highest prevalence of tobacco smoking among adults aged 15 and older as well as the highest alcohol consumption levels in the world.
90%
of all deaths in Europe and Central Asia are due to noncommunicable diseases
4.2M
people die in the region every year because of CVD
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Europe & Central Asia have the highest proportion of smokers in the world
Our Members
Aide au Developpement de la Santé
ads-ong.lu
Amyloidosis Alliance
amyloidosisalliance.org
Association of Cardiologists of Bosnia and Herzegovina
ukbih.com/ukbih/?lang=bs
Belgian Heart League
liguecardioliga.be/#
British Cardiovascular Society
bcs.com/pages/default.asp
British Heart Foundation
bhf.org.uk
Bulgarian Society of Cardiology
cardiobg.com
CardioAlianza
cardioalianza.org
Cardiology Society of Serbia
uksrb.rs
Croatian Association for Arrhythmias “Heart Rhythm” (Short name: Heart Rhythm Croatia)
ritamsrca.hr
Croatian Cardiac Society
kardio.hr
Croi-West of Ireland Cardiac Foundation
croi.ie
Czech Society of Cardiology
kardio-cz.cz
Dutch Heart Foundation
hartstichting.nl
European Atherosclerosis Society
eas-society.org
European Congenital Heart Disease Organisation
echdo.eu
European Heart Network
ehnheart.org
European Society of Cardiology
escardio.org
FH Europe – The European FH Patient Network
fheurope.org
Finnish Cardiac Society
fincardio.fi
Finnish Heart Association
sydanliitto.fi
Foundation of Health and Heart – Bosnia and Herzegovina
zdravljeisrce.org/wordpress
Georgian Association of Cardiology
geosc.ge/english.html
Georgian Heart Failure Association
ghfa.ge
Georgian Heart Foundation
German Cardiac Society
dgk.org
German Heart Foundation
herzstiftung.de
Global Heart Hub
globalhearthub.org
Heart Care Foundation-HCF ONLUS
periltuocuore.it
Heart Research UK
heartresearch.org.uk
Hellenic Cardiological Society
hcs.gr/?lang=en
Hellenic Heart Foundation
elikar.gr
Herzschwäche Deutschland E.v.
herzschwaeche-deutschland.de
Hungarian National Heart Foundation
mnsza.hu/english
Hungarian Society of Cardiology
mkardio.hu/info.aspx?sp=312
Icelandic Heart Association
hjarta.is/english
Inoca International
inocainternational.com
International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
iscpcardio.org
Irish Cardiac Society
irishcardiacsociety.ie
Italian Heart and Resuscitation Association
aicr.eu
ITALIAN HEART FOUNDATION-ETS
fondazionecuore.it
Latvian Society of Cardiology
kardiologija.lv/lv/sakums
Lithuanian Heart Association
heart.lt
Lithuanian Society of Cardiology
lcs.lt/index.php/en
Luxembourg Society of Cardiology
slcardio.lu
Macedonian Society of Cardiology
mscardiology.org.mk
Norwegian Health Association
nasjonalforeningen.no
Norwegian Heart and Lung Patient Organization
lhl.no
Panhellenic Heart Disease Association
kardiopatheia.gr/poioi-eimaste
ParSirdi.lv
parsirdi.lv
Polisano Foundation
fundatiapolisano.ro
Polish Cardiac Society
ptkardio.pl
Polish Lipid Association
polishlipidassociation.com
Portuguese Heart Foundation
fpcardiologia.pt
Portuguese Society of Cardiology
spc.pt
Reach
rheach.org
Romanian Heart Foundation
romanianheart.ro/?lang=en
Romanian Society of Cardiology
cardioportal.ro
San Marino Society of Cardiology
progettocardiologiasanmarino.org
Sismed
sismed-it.com
Slovak League Heart to Heart
hearttoheart.sav.sk
Slovak Society of Cardiology
cardiology.sk/en
Slovenian Heart Foundation
zasrce.si
Slovenian Society of Cardiology
sicardio.org
Spanish Heart Foundation
fundaciondelcorazon.com
Spanish Society of Cardiology
secardiologia.org.es
Swedish Heart Lung Foundation
hjart-lungfonden.se
Swiss Heart Foundation
swissheart.ch/die-herzstiftung/wer-wir-sind
Swiss Society of Cardiology
swisscardio.ch
The Healthy Heart Trust
healthyhearttrust.com
Turkish Heart Foundation
tkv.org.tr
Turkish Society of Cardiology
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