This is the number of new patients who should be receiving help and treatment for heart failure, since SHAPE website was launched on 1st October 2004.
The earlier people are diagnosed and treated, the better and longer their lives will be.
SHAPE (Study on Heart failure Awareness and Perception in Europe) was established in 2002 by an independent group of
medical specialists.
SHAPE is the only European organisation exclusively dedicated to improving
both the understanding of heart failure among the general public and the
standard of care provided by health care professionals.
The SHAPE project is being co-ordinated by the
Sticares Cardiovascular Research Foundation, an international scientific
research organisation, which coordinates and performs clinical and
epidemiological studies, aimed at the prevention and/or better treatment of
cardiovascular disorders.
Participating Countries
Nine countries, representing Northern, Central, Southern and Western Europe, are involved in
the SHAPE initiative: France,
Germany,
Italy,
The Netherlands,
Poland,
Romania,
Spain,
Sweden
and the United
Kingdom.
The SHAPE study
You can find more information about the SHAPE study on
