Active against heart disease and strokeThe Swiss Heart Foundation works to reduce the number of people suffering from cardiovascular disease or stroke, to prevent people from becoming disabled by cardiovascular disease or dying prematurely from it, and to ensure that life remains worth living for those affected.
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. I live with heart disease or after a stroke . I am close to an affected person . I work in the health care sector . I am a researcher . I want to live a healthy life … I want to support the Heart Foundation
I live with a heart disease or have had a stroke
Here, those affected can find information and offers to help them cope better with their illness.
Here you will find information on the individual disease patterns. In online cardiovascular disease counseling. brain stroke you can get advice from our experts.
Cardiovascular arrest, heart attack or stroke are urgent emergencies. Without emergency measures, many sufferers do not survive or survive with permanent damage. Those who recognize the symptoms and react correctly help to improve the chances of survival and to reduce consequential damage. Would you like to support the Swiss Heart Foundation. Benefiting from patronage? Learn more here.
I know someone with a cardiovascular disease
People who are close to someone who has suffered a heart attack or stroke, had a heart procedure or heart surgery, or is suffering from another heart disease often have many questions. Here you will find answers.
Information
Here's what you need to know about each condition.
Living with the disease
Anyone who suffers from a heart disease or has suffered a stroke is faced with many questions: What does my future look like?? Will I get well again? What can I do to prevent my condition from worsening?? Here you can find answers to these questions.
Behavior in an emergency
A cardiovascular arrest, a heart attack or a stroke are urgent emergencies. Without emergency measures, many victims do not survive or survive with permanent damage. Recognizing the symptoms and reacting correctly helps to improve the chances of survival and reduce consequential damage.
Support for those affected and their relatives
Here you will find various offers for those affected by cardiovascular diseases and stroke and for their relatives
Dossiers and guides
Whether you are looking for information on a specific disease or tips for healthy living, want to find out about our work or read, watch or listen to exciting articles: You will find everything in our articles, guidebooks and topic dossiers. Would you like to support the Swiss Heart Foundation. Benefit from patronage? Learn more here.
I am a healthcare professional
The brochures of the Swiss Heart Foundation are highly appreciated by the medical profession and are in great demand. In addition, we promote the establishment of heart groups and offer training for professionals in the fields of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and nutrition.
Orders
In our store, you can order brochures, ID cards and leaflets for your patients.
Here you will find the planned symposia and training courses
I am a researcher
The Swiss Heart Foundation provides financial support to qualified researchers working in Switzerland for research projects in the field of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. It also awards its research prize. The Albrecht von Haller Young Investigator Award.
Submit an application for a research grant
The Swiss Heart Foundation grants financial support to qualified researchers working in Switzerland for research projects in the field of cardiovascular diseases.
Application for the Swiss Heart Foundation Research Award
Every year, the Swiss Heart Foundation awards the CHF 20,000 "I want to live a healthy life" prize.- research award for one or more outstanding scientific papers in the field of prevention, diagnosis and therapy of cardiovascular diseases.
Albrecht von Haller Young Investigator Award
The Albrecht von Haller Young Investigator Award will be awarded to an innovative project of a young investigator in the amount of 25'000 Swiss Francs as well as to three outstanding doctoral theses in the amount of 2'000 Swiss Francs each.
I would like to live healthily
Most risk factors for cardiovascular disease can be eliminated or improved through health-seeking behaviors. Here you will find information. Tips for a heart-healthy life.
How to live healthy
There are risks for cardiovascular disease that you can't control. These include age, gender and hereditary predisposition. However, most risk factors can be eliminated or improved through health-conscious behavior.
Tests
You can calculate your health risks with these tests. At the same time, you will learn how to improve your lifestyle and minimize your risks for cardiovascular diseases.
Order our newsletter
The Swiss Heart Foundation newsletter provides information on the latest findings in the field of cardiovascular diseases, gives advice on how to lead a heart-healthy life and keeps you up to date on information events, seminars and new brochures.
I want to support the Swiss Heart Foundation
Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of premature death, illness, disability and inability to work in Switzerland. For those affected, they mean a great deal of suffering. Often a massive reduction in quality of life. Every year, tens of thousands of men and women – both young and old – and even children are affected.
Donations
With your support we are working for better cardiovascular health. Fewer people should suffer from cardiovascular disease or be affected by a stroke, remain disabled by such a disease or die prematurely from it.
Doing good – far beyond life
In your will, you can not only provide for your loved ones, but also give hope to those affected by cardiovascular diseases.
Know your values?
You can find several tests to assess your risk factors here. In the online consultation on cardiovascular diseases, patrons can find out. Benefactors of the Swiss Heart Foundation get advice from a specialist.
How we are committed to cardiovascular health
We support research
We support researchers in Switzerland in gaining new insights into the causes of heart disease and stroke. Research projects are funded with the aim of developing new examination and treatment methods.
We inform
Together with specialists, we have produced over 80 publications in three languages for those affected and their relatives. In understandable language, they explain disease patterns, their cause, diagnosis, treatment and preventive measures. The heart telephone and written counseling help with individual questions.
We clarify
Our campaigns and programs target risks: high blood prere, cholesterol or smoking. They enable people to recognize emergency situations and act quickly and correctly. This includes our life-saving program HELP.