EHN/ESC call for action on CVD cost

Cardiovascular disease costs European Union member states 463.0 million euros ($556.0 million) a day and it is time for an action strategy to prevent CVD across the region, a joint statement from the European Heart Network and European Society of Cardiology, made at their conference, Women's Health at Heart: Promoting Cardiovascular Health and Preventing CVD, held under the auspices of the EU's Austrian Presidency in Brussels, Belgium on March 7.

"I welcome this conference and its focus on heart health of women. The European Commission will continue to support efforts to prevent CVD, primarily through taking action on the underlying determinants of heart health - such as nutrition and physical activity, tobacco smoking and alcohol abuse," said Markos Kyprianou, Commissioner for Health and Consumer Affairs.

MEPs "must do more"