“On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur,
l'essentiel est invisible
pour les yeux ”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Arterial hypertension is defined as systolic arterial pressure (SAP) equal to or over 140 mmHg and/or diastolic arterial pressure (DAP) equal to or over 90 mmHg. This is the main […]

Docteur Brigitte-Fanny Cohen, a commentator on health issues for the Télématin TV talk-show, has long stressed the importance of promoting a better understanding amongst the wider public of the threat […]

In a ceremony at the Institut de France in June 2016, Daniel Vaiman, Director of research at Inserm 1, along with his team, was awarded the first ‘Danièle Hermann cœur […]

Organized every year on the Tuesday closest to October 25th (the date of the foundation of the Institut de France back in 1795), the annual public session of the five […]

The Foundation for Cardiovascular Research-Institut de France will be taking its summer break until September 1st. We wish all our readers, subscribers and loyal supporters a very happy and restful […]

With the approach of the summer holidays and the promise of rest and relaxation for vacationers, we invite you to make sure that laughter is a firm fixture of your […]

Wednesday16th May 2017 saw France 5’s regular health magazine programme ‘Enquête de Santé’ presented by Michel Cymes and Marina Carrère d’Encausse, broadcast a documentary by journalist Cécile Moirin called ‘Women’s […]

Professeur Albert Hagège, Head of the Cardiology Department at the Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou hospital was the winner of the Prix Danièle Hermann 2016 prize, which was awarded on Tuesday […]

The thirteenth Prix Danièle Hermann award ceremony took place in beautiful spring sunshine, attended by numerous leading lights from the scientific community at the Palais de l’Institut de France on […]

A study recently published in the British Medical Journal has shown that if people reduced their salt intake by 10%, millions of lives could be saved worldwide. This substantial reduction […]

A recent study in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet shows that chronic stress, just like smoking, is dangerous for our hearts.   The results of this almost four year-long […]

    In June 2016, the Foundation for Cardiovascular Research attached to the Institut de France awarded its first Danièle Hermann-coeurs de femmes’ Research Program grant to Dr. Daniel Vaiman, Director of […]

The French Foundation for Cardiovascular Research would like to offer you its best wishes for 2017! We wish you health, happiness and success for the coming year. It’s another year in […]