ABOUT US:

Name: Slovenian Society for Heart Surgery Patients

Established: July 13, 1987

Members: 2,250

VISION: 

• Raising awareness of heart patients through education
• Publication of the magazine ‘Utrip srca (Heart Bit),’ with a circulation of 2,500 copies, issued three times annually
• Improving accessibility in the field of cardiovascular diseases

AID PROGRAMMES:

• Supporting chronic heart patients
• Assisting individuals post-heart surgery

OBJECTIVES:

• Prevention of disease progression to enhance patients’ health
• Acceleration of patient recovery post-surgery for better wellbeing
• Education of both patients and the general public on maintaining a healthy lifestyle and following a balanced diet
• Mitigation of postoperative complications, such as depression, to improve patient outcomes
• Cultivating awareness and knowledge amongst heart patients and their family members about their condition
• Conducting informative lectures on a healthy lifestyle, prevention strategies, and understanding heart and blood vessel diseases
• Coordinating workshops focused on the benefits of healthy eating
• Teaching basic resuscitation procedures to prepare individuals for potential cardiac arrest situations