EUROPEAN UNION

World Heart Day: How is the world doing on tackling CVDs?

Cardiovascular Diseases: A Growing Public Health Crisis Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading cause of death in the European Union... View Article

The EU SHD Coalition calls on EU member states to pave the way for an EU Cardiovascular Health Plan and access to early detection of heart diseases!

As discussions around the Council of the EU’s conclusions on cardiovascular health continue, the EU Structural Heart Disease (SHD) Coalition... View Article

Hungarian Presidency: seizing the momentum for advancing cardiovascular care in Europe

Hungary assumed the Presidency of the Council of the EU in July 2024 and set the stage for significant advancements... View Article

Advancing Cardiovascular health in Europe: insights from MEP Brando Benifei and Professir Alessandro Boccanelli

In this interview organised by the EU SHD Coalition, MEP Brando Benifei, and Professor Alessandro Boccanelli discuss the pressing issues... View Article

Press Statement: EU SHD Coalition Advocates for Preservation of EU4Health Programme Funding

The EU Structural Heart Disease (SHD) Coalition is proud to announce that it has taken a proactive step in advocating... View Article

Social inequalities in cardiovascular care: challenges and opportunities for action

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain a leading cause of mortality worldwide, with structural heart disease (SHD) presenting significant challenges in detection,... View Article

“Il Cuore di …” “Heart disease in the elderly: the key role of preventive diagnostics” Press Room of the Chamber of the Deputies 4th of July 2023

On July 4, 2023, in the Press Room of the Chamber of Deputies in Rome, a major conference entitled “Heart... View Article

Breaking Insights from the European Society of Cardiology 2023 Congress in Amsterdam

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress, a pinnacle event for cardiologists and researchers from around the world, concluded its... View Article

THE EUROPEAN HEALTH DATA SPACE: WHAT IMPACT FOR SHD PATIENTS?

Introduced by the European Commission on 3 May 2022, the European Health Data Space is a proposal for a regulation... View Article

MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE EU STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE (SHD) COALITION EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS ON THE LACK OF RESOURCES TO CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH IN THE 2023 EU4HEALTH WORK PROGRAMME

On 21 November 2022, the European Commission adopted and published the priorities and actions, including the allocation of resources, for the implementation in 2023 of the EU4Health programme as established under Regulation (EU) 2021/522 of the European Parliament and of the Council.