World Heart Federation
GENEVA, February 15, 2011 - The World Heart Federation, sanofi-aventis and Boehringer
Ingelheim have announced their collaboration on the AF AWARE (Atrial
Fibrillation AWareness And Risk Education) campaign today, to raise awareness
of atrial fibrillation (AF) and its links to severe consequences including
cardiovascular (CV) mortality, stroke and CV hospitalizations.
BEIJING, June 19, 2010 - Younger, unmarried men around the world are least likely to be aware of
hypertension (high blood pressure) and less likely to be receiving treatment.
BEIJING, June 19, 2010 - Seven out of 10 men admitted to hospital for a heart attack (acute ST
segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)) had erectile dysfunction
(ED) in the six months prior to their admission according to new data
presented today at the World Congress of Cardiology (WCC) Scientific Sessions
in Beijing, China.
BEIJING, June 17, 2010 - Racial-ethnic groups living in a similar environment and with access to
universal healthcare differed strikingly in their cardiovascular risk
profiles according to new data presented today at the World Congress of
Cardiology (WCC) Scientific Sessions in Beijing, China.
GENEVA, March 8, 2010 - In 100 days the World Heart Federation, with the support of the Chinese
Society of Cardiology and the Chinese Medical Association, will open the
World Congress of Cardiology (WCC) Scientific Sessions 2010 in Beijing,
China.
