Knowledge of heart valve disease (HVD) among Europeans aged 60 and over remains low, and early diagnosis is often missed,... View Article

COVID-19 is particularly dangerous for people with an underlying heart condition, such as structural heart disease. As population ageing in Europe increases, so too does the percentage of people with undiagnosed and untreated …

MEP César Luena (S&D, ES) wrote to the European Commission on its new EU4Health programme which aims to ‘improve the resilience of health systems and ensure better health outcomes for all’. …

What is the Commission’s view on making screening for structural heart disease and other age-related conditions part of the EU Health Programme?

By 2020, 20% of the EU’s population will be aged over 65, and by 2040 that number will have increased to almost 30%. EU Member States will have to adapt their economic and social structures to cope with the increase …