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Bringing women’s heart health education to Emergency Medicine practitioners

The Irish Association of Emergency Medicine and the Irish Heart Foundation, Ireland’s national heart and stroke charity, have joined forces to highlight one of the leading causes of heart attack in women under fifty years of age, SCAD (Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection).

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Advocacy News   |   9th Apr 2026

Staying Active and Eating Healthy Over the Easter Weekend

Easter weekend brings a welcome pause in the year, a…

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Nutrition News   |   2nd Apr 2026

Minister for Health signs the Stroke Action Plan for Europe

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has signed…

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Stroke News   |   23rd Mar 2026

60 years in the making…

This year marks a significant milestone for the Irish…

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Heart News   |   3rd Mar 2026

Strong public support for a Tobacco-Free Ireland

75 per cent of people support the goal of “tobacco endgame”

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Policy News   |   31st May 2022

Irish Heart Foundation staff awarded for role in pandemic

Irish Heart Foundation CPR staff receive award from the National Ambulance Service

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CPR News   |   26th May 2022

Bringing ATTR amyloidosis out of the shadows

International conference on ATTR amyloidosis takes place this weekend in Donegal

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Heart News   |   24th May 2022

Celebrating our Irish Heart Foundation volunteers

National Volunteering Week 2022 - celebrating our volunteers

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Policy News   |   19th May 2022

Doing the Vhi Women's Mini Marathon for dad - he would be very proud

Mary Lenehan's dad died at the age of just 57 - she and her mum are remembering him in a very special way next month

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Heart News   |   16th May 2022

Obesity is a condition, not just a risk factor - WHO

Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions in the WHO European Region

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Obesity News   |   12th May 2022

Urgent need for hypertension awareness campaign

Many people unaware they have high blood pressure a major risk factor for stroke

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Stroke News   |   10th May 2022

COVID-19 pandemic had major impact on heart failure patients.

Over a third of heart failure patients had an appointment cancelled due to the pandemic

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Heart News   |   6th May 2022

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