Heart Health Check Toolkit

Time to book a Heart Health Check?

If you're 45 and over, or 30 and over if you're of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you should book your Heart Health Check today...

Together, we can change the future of heart disease

The power of your ongoing support can help save lives and keep more families together. Help us continue to fund promising heart research projects by donating today. ...

Heart Health Check Toolkit

Heart Week 2022

With one Australian having a heart attack or stroke every 4 minutes, you have the power to change this statistic. ...

Health Professional Tools

Guidelines, publications and support for the health professional community....

Let’s chew the fat about cholesterol: your top five questions answered

15 February 2022...

For Professionals: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples information and resources

Resources for providing best practice cardiovascular care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples....

Australian Heart Maps

Our Heart Maps allow you to take a closer look at heart disease indicators across Australia....

Asian tofu rice salad

10 minutes

Serves 2

What is coronary heart disease?

Coronary heart disease (CHD) or coronary artery disease occurs when a coronary artery clogs and narrows because of a buildup of plaque....

Queensland Cardiovascular Research Network

QCVRN provides a framework to strengthen cardiovascular research in Queensland...

Seared salmon with lentil salad

15 minutes

Serves 4

NOX5 - a new blood test for predicting unstable heart disease

Dr Tomasz Block, Institution: Monash University...

WEBINAR | Heart Health Checks: the critical role of the practice nurse

This webinar discusses the role of practice nurses in conducting heart health checks...

What waist measurements mean for your heart

How your waist measurement contributes to your heart health...

Heart failure resources for patients

Educate your patients on everything they need to know about heart failure and managing their condition ...

Harness mechanical force on platelets to combat deadly blood clotting

Dr Lining Arnold Ju, Institution: University of Sydney...

What is cardiac rehab?

Cardiac rehab is proven to keep you out of hospital and reduce your risk of death from heart conditions....

Harnessing the power of Vitamin C to improve the cardiovascular management of septic shock

Associate Professor Yugeesh Lankadeva, Institution: The University of Melbourne...

Heart disease and pregnancy

Pregnancy is often referred to as the “ultimate stress test” for the body....

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)

Clinical information and links to SCAD resources....

Heart Foundation recipes

Check out our recipe categories to find your next heart healthy meal....

Our strategy

Connecting Hearts Strategy 2021-2023...

What is angina?

Angina is a type of chest pain or discomfort that’s a symptom of an underlying heart problem, usually coronary heart disease (CHD)....

What is a heart attack?

The most common cause of a heart attack is coronary heart disease....

WEBINAR | Pressure rising: Clinical controversies and updates in hypertension

Exercises to do at home

All you need to know about keeping active during COVID-19....

Physical activity in the workplace

Resources to help you create a more physically active workplace....

Atrial Fibrillation (AF) clinical resources

Resources and clinical information for health professionals...

Automated Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD or AICD)

This is a device inserted into your chest to return abnormal heart rhythms to normal using electrical impulses. ...