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Advancing Heart Health: SHD Coalition pushes for early detection and treatments in meeting with German Health Minister Prof. Dr. Karl Lauterbach

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

The Madrid Assembly opens its doors to a member of the SHD Coalition: Maite San Saturnino’s hearing on CVD

On February 19, 2024, Maite San Saturnino, president of the Patient Platform of the Spanish Heart Foundation and member of... View Article

The Belgian Presidency’s Health Priorities: A framework to combat structural heart disease

Starting in January 2024, Belgium will take on the position of the Council Presidency for six months, acting as head... View Article

General elections in the UK and future of cardiovascular health

As the United Kingdom expects the general election sometime in next half of 2024, healthcare emerges as a central concern,... View Article

EVENT REPORT Equal Hearts: Addressing Cardiovascular Health Disparities in Europe

On October 23, 2022, a significant event on cardiovascular health disparities in Europe was hosted by MEP Brando Benifei at... View Article

The National Congress of GISE, latest advancement in Interventional Cardiology in Italy

The annual assembly  of the Italian Society of Interventional Cardiology (GISE) held in Milan this year from October 3 to... View Article

EU SHD Coalition Event at the French National Assembly, October 18th 2023 : Exploring Early Detection of Structural Heart Diseases for Healthy Aging

On October 18th, the EU Structural Heart Disease Coalition was at the French National Assembly, at the invitation of Deputy... View Article

Start of a legislative process on early detection of CVDs and SHDs in Germany

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

Renewed calls for stethoscope checks from UK Parliamentarians at HVD awareness week event

One of the key organizations focusing on cardiovascular diseases in the UK, Heart Valve Voice, visited Westminster on September 12th... View Article