ABOUT US

Name: Slovenian Society for Heart Surgery Patients
Established: July 13, 1987
Members: 2,250

VISION

• Raising awareness among heart patients through education
• Publishing the magazine Utrip srca (Heart Beat), with a circulation of 2,500 copies, issued three times a year
• Improving accessibility to cardiovascular healthcare

AID PROGRAMS

• Supporting chronic heart patients
• Assisting individuals after heart surgery

OBJECTIVES

• Preventing disease progression to enhance patients’ health
• Accelerating post-surgical recovery to improve well-being
• Educating both patients and the general public on maintaining a healthy lifestyle and following a balanced diet
• Reducing postoperative complications, such as depression, to improve patient outcomes
• Increasing awareness and knowledge among heart patients and their family members about their condition
• Organizing informative lectures on healthy living, prevention strategies, and understanding heart and vascular diseases
• Coordinating workshops on the benefits of healthy eating
• Teaching basic resuscitation procedures to prepare individuals for potential cardiac emergencies