2009年9月27日是第9个世界心脏日，2009年世界心脏日的主题是The story “work with heart”。
世界心脏日是世界心脏病联盟于1999年开始发起的重要活动之一，由来自97个国家的168个心脏病协会和心脏病基金会组成，成员国涵盖亚太、欧洲、中美洲和非洲。世界心脏病日定于每年9月的最后一个星期天举行。
世界心脏日作为预防心血管疾病的手段，开展控制危险因素的宣传教育活动，目的是促进全球心血管疾病的预防，为各个成员国共享和传播心血管疾病预防的最新资讯，创造良好的机会。
以下援引2009年世界心脏日主题介绍：
Over 17.2 million people die each year from cardiovascular diseases, making these the leading cause of death worldwide. Yet 80% of premature deaths from heart disease and stroke could be avoided by controlling the main risk factors: tobacco, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity.
Millions of productive life-years are lost annually, posing significant threats to the vitality of our highly-interdependent global system, especially in the context of the current financial crisis.
Businesses around the world, as well as leading organizations such as the World Health Organization and the World Economic Forum have recognized the importance of employee health to achieve core business objectives. Many have committed to include health promotion on their corporate agenda.
Yet it is mostly large corporations in developed countries that offer workplace health programmes.
There is an urgent need to extend these benefits to all employees, in other industries and sectors, and in other parts of the world. In particular, workers in low- and middle-income countries, where over 80% of deaths from cardiovascular disease currently occur, could benefit greatly from the implementation of such programmes.
