Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia is the region most affected by noncommunicable diseases, with cardiovascular disease being responsible for more than half of all deaths across the region.

Europe and Central Asia have the highest prevalence of tobacco smoking among adults aged 15 and older as well as the highest alcohol consumption levels in the world.

90%

of all deaths in Europe and Central Asia are due to noncommunicable diseases

4.2M

people die in the region every year because of CVD

Europe & Central Asia have the highest proportion of smokers in the world

Our Members

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“Your Support” Charity Foundation

Ukraine

Aide au Developpement de la Santé

Luxembourg

Association of Cardiologists of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Association of Cardiologists of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Azerbaijan Society for Cardiovascular Surgery

Azerbaijan

Belarusian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Belarus

British Cardiovascular Society

United Kingdom

Bulgarian Society of Cardiology

Bulgaria

Croi-West of Ireland Cardiac Foundation

Ireland

European Atherosclerosis Society

Sweden

European Congenital Heart Disease Organisation

Belgium

European Society of Cardiology

France

FH Europe – The European FH Patient Network

United Kingdom

Foundation of Health and Heart – Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Foundation for the Advancement of Cardiology

Russian Federation

Georgian Association of Cardiology

Georgia

Georgian Heart Foundation

Georgia

Heart and Health Foundation of Turkey

Turkey

Heart Care Foundation-HCF ONLUS

Italy

Hellenic Cardiological Society

Greece

Hungarian National Heart Foundation

Hungary

Hungarian Society of Cardiology

Hungary

International Association of Gynecologists, Endocrinologists and Therapists

Russian Federation

International Council of Nurses

Switzerland

International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Switzerland

Italian Heart and Resuscitation Association

Italy

ISRAELI HEART ASSOCIATION – HEART & CVD PATIENT ORGANIZATION

Israel

Lithuanian Society of Cardiology

Lithuania

Luxembourg Society of Cardiology

Luxembourg

Macedonian Society of Cardiology

North Macedonia

Norwegian Heart and Lung Patient Organization

Norway

Panhellenic Heart Disease Association

Greece

Portuguese Society of Cardiology

Portugal

Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute

United Kingdom

Romanian Society of Cardiology

Romania

San Marino Society of Cardiology

San Marino

Slovenian Society of Cardiology

Slovenia

Albanian Society of Cardiology

Albania

Belgian Society of Cardiology

Belgium

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