Commissioned by the Netherlands Heart Institute as an addition to the existing ‘Heart failure policy and practice in Europe’ series, the profile is designed to equip advocates and clinicians with evidence to drive meaningful change.
HFPN collaborated with leading experts in Spain to develop a three-step framework to support the transformation of heart failure service in line with the Spanish National Cardiovascular Health Strategy.
We spoke to HFPN member Yvan Devaux, Head of the Cardiovascular Research Unit at the Luxembourg Institute of Health.
We spoke to HFPN member Spyridon Gerovasileiou, Senior Consultant Cardiologist and Heart Failure Lead, Heart Failure Centre, Enköping Hospital; PhD Candidate in Cardiovascular Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden.
We spoke to HFPN member Tiny Jaarsma, Professor in Nursing at Linköping University, Sweden; and part-time Professor in Cardiovascular Nursing at University Medical Centre Utrecht, the Netherlands.
We spoke to HFPN member Prof Damien Gruson, Head of the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
We spoke to Dr Matthew Kahn, Consultant Cardiologist (Heart Failure & Complex Devices), Cheshire & Merseyside Network Lead for Heart Failure & Device Therapy, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, UK.
We spoke to HFPN member Ekaterini Lambrinou, a Professor of Nursing at Cyprus University of Technology.
We speak to HFPN member Marc Bains, Co-Founder of the HeartLife Foundation, Canada.
On 3 December, the Council of the EU approved conclusions on cardiovascular health, marking a significant step toward improving outcomes in Europe. This milestone publication delivers long-awaited political commitment to address the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD).