The Danish Heart Foundation

“Did you know that every hour the Danish Heart Foundation gives 2,800 DKK to help fund research on how to best prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases”

 

Soulaima Gourani is a relative of several people with serious heart problems, conditions that led to the death of some of the closest family members. Soulaima Gourani has thus taken the role of ambassador for the Danish Heart Foundation. In her new role, she will continue to speak about healthy lifestyle—the importance of moderate exercise, the importance of avoiding smoking, and in general the importance of paying attention to your health even if you feel that you do not really have the time for it!As a very busy mother with small children and as a career woman, Soulaima Gourani knows how difficult it is to make ends meet and how hard it is to find time to exercise regularly.

Did you know that every hour the Danish Heart Foundation gives 2,800 DKK to help fund research on how to best prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases?
Currently, 35 researchers receive a salary from the Danish Heart Foundation. In addition, the foundation supports a number of research projects by providing funds for apparatuses, lab equipment, etc. Knowledge derived from research is used by doctors, researchers, and other personnel in the health care sector, thereby helping create a basis for new and improved treatments for cardiovascular diseases. The results of the research are published in scientific journals. The results are presented at national and international scientific conferences on medicine and health care. Groundbreaking results are published in the Danish Heart Foundation’s newsletter, Hjerteliv (Heart life), and in the news media.

Please become a member of the Danish Heart Foundation if you would like to contribute to the Danish Heart Foundation’s continued work of supporting researchers and future research results. You can also support their cause by playing the lottery “Hjertelotteriet” or by .


Read more about the foundation here: here.