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World Heart Day was created to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading cause of death, claiming 17.2 million lives each year.

Join us in Beijing, China, from 16-19 June 2010, for the World Congress of Cardiology Scientific Sessions. Online registrations are open and you can also submit your abstracts online. 

The World Heart Federation rheumatic heart disease network (RHDnet) is an international resource developed for clinicians, health practicioners and policy-makers in countries where the disease is still common.

Eat for Goals! is about good food, cooking and football. It has been created to encourage young people to be more conscious of living active lifestyles and eating well.  This book is available in different languages.

The Go Red for Women international campaign aims to reduce cardio-vascular disease in women by building global attention and commitment. Take action now to reduce the number of deaths and disability from heart disease and stroke.

The World Heart Federation is a supporter of Heart Age as it engages people in their heart health and encourages them to take positive diet and lifestyle changes.  Heart Age is estimating and expressing preventable CVD risk factors.

The World Heart Federation is a membership organization that brings together the strength of the medical community (societies of cardiology) with the public health community (heart foundations). Search through our 198 member organizations in more than 100 countries at both the national and regional levels and read about our mission.