Cardiovascular diseases are common and remain a serious issue. In France, one person suffers from a cardiovascular-related incident every four minutes. These diseases, which affect increasing numbers of younger people in addition to the elderly, are the second leading cause of death in France. Better understanding, prevention and care of cardiovascular disease is needed. Fondation de France has been supporting academic research in this field for more than 20 years. Through Friends of Fondation de France, donors can support research of cardiovascular diseases, their evolution and treatments, with 3 core objectives:
- Advance our knowledge of cardiovascular diseases;
- Measure and predict the impact of metabolic conditions on these diseases (such as diabetes or hypertension) and;
- Design innovative therapeutic solutions to mitigate the consequences.