HIGHLIGHTSGo Red for Women PakistanGO RED FOR WOMEN LAUNCHES IN PAKISTAN. Under the leadership of World Heart Federation President Shahryar Sheikh, Pakistan has launched a national Go Red for Women campaign, becoming one of about 30 countries to do so and the first in South Asia. Women's Heart HealthWOMEN'S HEART HEALTH GETS MAJOR ADVOCACY PUSH. The World Heart Federation is developing an international campaign under the Go Red for Women banner to improve the response to women's biggest killer - cardiovascular disease. Based on the successful American Heart Association Go Red for Women campaign, the World Heart Federation will work closely with members to develop nationally appropriate programmes.
IN THIS ISSUEFirst Anniversary of Official PublicationWORLD HEART FEDERATION AND NATURE MARK ANNIVERSARY. The World Heart Federation celebrates the first anniversary of its adoption of Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine as an official publication. Welcoming New MembersWORLD HEART FEDERATION WELCOMES TWO NEW MEMBERS. The World Heart Federation's Board of Directors unanimously voted to accept the Norwegian Heart and Lung Patient Organization as a National Associate Member and the International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy in Spain as an International Associate Member. Increasing Knowledge: Twin CentresWORLD HEART FEDERATION NAMES TWIN CENTRES FELLOWS. The World Heart Federation has awarded Twin Centres fellowships to physicians from Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon and Nigeria. Global Smokefree PartnershipGLOBAL SMOKEFREE PARTNERSHIP PLANS FOR WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY 2007 AND BEYOND. The World Heart Federation encourages its members to celebrate World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2007, and to join the Global Smokefree Partnership as ways to be better advocates for policies to eliminate tobacco smoke in pubs, restaurants, workplaces and other public places. Latin America and Heart DiseaseLATIN AMERICA SHOWS DISTINCT DISEASE RISK PROFILE. Latin America has comparatively high prevalence of abdominal obesity, high blood cholesterol and hypertension – all factors associated with higher risk of coronary heart disease, according to two studies in the journal Circulation. An accompanying editorial by Dr Sidney Smith, Chair of the World Heart Federation’s Scientific Advisory Board, explains the significance. ISCHF First Congress in JapanINTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CARDIOMYOPATHY AND HEART FAILURE HOLDS FIRST CONGRESS. The International Society of Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure held its first annual congress 10 to 13 March 2007 in Kyoto, Japan. The World Heart Federation was well represented. UPCOMING EVENTS13-16 May - Nairobi, Kenya1st All Africa Conference on Heart Disease, Diabetes, and Stroke 20-22 May - Taormina,ItalyMediterranean Cardiology Meeting 22-25 May. - Barcelona, SpainEuroPCR - Annual Meeting of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions See all events >> | |