Nära Hjärtat

Surviving a heart attack is only step one. Staying ahead of the next one is the harder part.

Sweden’s emergency cardiac care is world-class. But once the acute crisis is treated, the underlying risk factors don’t go away, and most people lose track of them fast.

Nära Hjärtat gives patients a way to keep tabs on the 8 key risk factors that matter most, with personal, science-based guidance on managing each one, all in a single tool built for clarity, not confusion.

The idea came from Hans Ericsson, a physician, during an ordinary day at work. After a thorough conversation with a patient who’d just survived a heart attack, walking through every risk factor, he knew the information would be forgotten the moment the patient got home.

That gap, between what patients are told and what they can actually hold onto, is what started Nära Hjärtat.