On the 9th of December 1988 — at a time when ill health in Scotland due to heart disease was among the highest in the world — Scottish leaders and healthcare specialists came together to form SHARP: Scottish Heart & Arterial Disease Risk Prevention. The heart charity envisioned a heart-healthy Scotland.
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Since then, through our important research and educational initiatives, every consecutive committee has been building on this shared goal of 'sharp'ening the decline in heart disease.