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Best Practices in Structural Heart Disease: Insights from Spain

The Spanish members of the SHD Coalition have collected and systematised best practices in the management of valvular heart disease... View Article

Missed Opportunities or a New Dawn? The Future of Heart Health in Germany After the Change of Government

With its new conservative and social-democratic federal government, Germany has a unique opportunity to move from fragmented cardiovascular care to... View Article

Revolutionising Aortic Stenosis Care in England: NHS Announces Groundbreaking 8-Week Pathway from Diagnosis to Treatment

In April 2025, NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme introduced a nationally standardised eight-week treatment pathway for... View Article

Press Release: MEPs Send Open Letter to Commissioner Várhelyi Urging Swift Action on Structural Heart Disease in EU Cardiovascular Health Plan

Brussels, 28 May — The EU Structural Heart Disease (SHD) Coalition welcomes the strong political support of its allies in... View Article

A study that sheds light on the invisible: cardiovascular prevention in small Italian towns – interview with Prof. Alessandro Boccanelli

In this interview organised by the SHD Coalition Italian Chapter, Professor Alessandro Boccanelli, President of the Italian Society of Geriatric... View Article

PRESS RELEASE: EU SHD Coalition Calls for Urgent Action on Gender Gaps in Cardiovascular Health

Brussels, 9 April 2025 The EU Structural Heart Disease (SHD) Coalition has submitted its response to the European Parliament’s Public... View Article

Cardiovascular Health in France: a Call to Action for Women’s Wellbeing

In France, in 2022, nearly 15 million people were affected by a cardiovascular disease or at risk, according to figures... View Article

PRESS RELEASE: EU SHD Coalition takes part in urgent call on Cardiovascular Health across Europe (CHAE) at the Polish Presidency CHAE event

27 February – The EU Structural Heart Disease (SHD) Coalition proudly participated in the Polish Presidency Event on Cardiovascular Diseases... View Article

UK Parliamentarians receive heart tests with AI stethoscope in Heart Valve Voice event

On February 5, 2025, Heart Valve Voice, in partnership with Gill Furniss MP, hosted a parliamentary testing event to raise... View Article

Belgian Chamber of Representatives adopt resolution on Cardiovascular Plan

The Federal Chamber of Representatives voted on January 23 to adopt a resolution on atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). The resolution... View Article