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

Heart Week 2022

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

Heart Health Check Toolkit

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. ...

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...

Our programs and initiatives

The Heart Foundation delivers innovative, evidence-based programs and initiatives to support and prevent heart disease in Australia...

Longitudinal Impact of CT-defined leaflet thrombosis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Dr Hashrul Rashid, Institution: Monash University...

Cardiac arrests in young people — what causes them, can they be prevented or treated?

Easy chicken nasi goreng

10 minutes

Serves 4

Smoking and your heart

Understand how smoking can impact your heart health. ...

Action Plans

Recovery is a long journey, so having a plan makes a huge difference. Using an action plan gives you a step-by-step guide to improving your lifestyle....

Benefits of physical activity for your heart

Physical activity and exercise can do wonders for your physical and mental health....

Heart failure clinical resources

Resources and clinical information for health professionals...

Heart Week

Feelings and emotions after a heart attack

This is a guide to how you might be feeling after a heart attack. ...

Fit, active and healthy – Sharon wasn’t expecting a heart attack

Fit, active and healthy, Sharon wasn’t expecting a heart attack. However, after experiencing a ‘widow maker’, she counts herself lucky....

Mental illness, diet and physical activity targeted in $2 million for heart disease research

Media release - 2 March 2022...

Our research stories

We fund amazing researchers who have important stories to tell...

Q&A with A/Prof Lisa Moran

Improving screening and management of women with cardiometabolic conditions during pregnancy...

Beyond the Scars: Impacts of rheumatic heart disease in young Indigenous peoples

Mrs Vicki Wade, Institution: Menzies School of Health Research...

Get started with more physical activity

Finding time for physical activity is one of the best things you can do for your heart...

What is an arrhythmia?

Arrhythmia is a fault in the heart’s electrical system, which affects your heart’s pumping rhythm....

Philanthropic investments

Making philanthropic investments through the Heart Foundation can transform Australians’ health. ...

For professionals: Cardiovascular disease risk assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 

Recommendations for assessing Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples ...

Protein and heart health

What are the best sources of protein when it come to your heart health...

Kids recipes

Find heart healthy kids recipes...

Women and heart disease

Information on women and heart disease for consumers....

Clinical resources: Coronary heart disease and mental health

The prevalence of depression is high in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD)....

Do you have a Heart Story to share?

Sharing your story could help another Australian just like you to overcome their heart challenges...