After a long wait, the draft bill for the Healthy Heart Act was finally published by the Federal Ministry of... View Article

Cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of death in Germany. Federal Health Minister Lauterbach has also recognised this and... View Article

Thanks to the excellent work of the EU SHD Coalition members, the coalition was able to celebrate a great success:... View Article

For a considerable time period in German politics, the significance of early detection of cardiovascular diseases and, particularly, structural heart... View Article

On 22 June the SHD Coalition organised an event National prevention Plan: Opportunities for strengthening Early Detection of SHDs in... View Article

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are still by far the most frequent cause of death (34.3 %) in Germany. This is well... View Article

On 15 December 2022, the EU SHD Coalition organized a press conference with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of early detection of structural heart disease, SHD, such as valvular heart disease in Germany. The various discussions emphasized the importance of early detection, as cardiovascular diseases are still the most common cause of death in Germany with about 340,000 deaths per year.

Improving the early detection of cardiovascular and structural heart disease in Germany : 5 proposals from German experts roundtable

Last year, a letter on the European Joint Action to support the fight against Structural Heart Diseases (SHD) in Germany and the EU was sent to the German Ministry of Health.