Heart Failure is a severe and chronic condition were the heart is unable to pump blood around the body properly, due to a structural and/or functional abnormality of the heart. It has many different causes, with the most common being hypertension and coronary artery disease. Heart failure is an unpredictable condition with sudden exacerbations of the disease, hospitalization, and will ultimately lead to death. Proper (and early) treatment may improve the symptoms of health failure and may lead to a relatively longer and better quality of life.
The ‘Delta Plan Heart Failure’ is initiated and financed by the Hartstichting, the Netherlands Heart Institute, and the Dutch Cardiovascular Alliance. In this national project, healthcare professionals, researchers, and patients have joined forces and will focus on the entire continuum of the disease from prevention to palliative care.
The mission of the DCVA is to reduce the cardiovascular disease burden by 25% in 2030. The ‘Delta Plan Heart Failure’ is in line with the mission of the DCVA,
as we expect that burden of disease can largely be reduced by addressing the following key-points:
After completing her Nursing degree, Moniek further developed her passion for healthcare by pursuing a degree in Health Sciences at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, specializing in Prevention and Public Health. Currently, Moniek is in the final phase of her doctoral research within the CONCRETE project.
Since 2023, Moniek has served as the project coordinator for the Delta Plan Heart Failure at the DCVA. This project aims to enhance societal awareness of heart failure and optimize heart failure care in the Netherlands.
