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Support and resources for health care professionals

Our range of clinical and patient support resources are available for you to use in your daily practice....

Clinical Guidelines

Full list of clinical guidlines and references for CVD, heart failure, ACS, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, SCAD and RHD...

Are you at risk of heart disease?

There is no single cause for any one heart condition, but there are risk factors that increase your chance of developing one. ...

Support us and help save Australian hearts

Join the fight against Australia’s biggest killer by supporting the Heart Foundation. ...

Heart Healthy Dinner Plan

Sign up now and discover delicious, easy to follow dinner recipes. Plus shopping lists, tips and other helpful information to make healthy eating easy. ...

Fundraise to save Australian hearts

Join the Heart Foundation community. Together, we can make a real difference for Australian hearts. ...

MyMarathon

The fundraising race where you set the pace. Run, jog or walk MyMarathon at your own pace during October....

Encouraging cardiovascular research excellence in South Australia

Become a corporate partner

Partner with us to help us fight for Australian hearts....

Driving and travelling after a heart attack

Explore our guide for driving and heart attack recovery. ...

Asian recipes

Find heart healthy Asian recipes....

Q&A with Lauren Blekkenhorst

Research to develop better evidence for the vascular and metabolic health benefits of vegetables and their bioactive constituents....

Donate Monthly | Become a Regular Donor

Join the fight against heart disease....

Supporting Young Hearts Program

Information and resources for health professionals who are treating patients between 18 - 40 years of age....

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 an arrhythmia?

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

Keeping your heart healthy

Keeping your heart healthy is something you can work on every day. ...

Smoking and tobacco regulation

There are still more than 15,000 deaths caused by smoking every year....

Staying active for better heart health

Moving more every day is one of the best habits you can have....

Diabetes and heart disease

Diabetes is an ongoing health condition where your body’s usual ways of controlling your blood sugar, or blood glucose levels, don’t work properly. ...

Cyril credits cardiac rehab for getting his life back

Cyril suffered a heart attack in 2015. Cardiac rehab helped get his life back on track. ...

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...

The Heart Foundation Alumni Program

Stay connected with your research alumni community. ...

Absolute CVD risk assessment resources

Resources and clinical information for health professionals...

Blueprint for an active Australia

The Blueprint for an active Australia provides evidence-based actions to help address physical inactivity....

Gerry had heart attack warning signs on his dream holiday.

I’d always thought of myself as fairly fit; I swam a lot, and did ‘soft running’, a combination of running and walking. ...

What's your BMI?

Are you within a healthy weight range for your height?...

Sodium and salt converter

Convert the sodium listed on food products into grams of salt or vice versa. ...

9 food and heart health myths, busted

Let’s dive into nine common food and health myths and the facts behind them....

Chicken recipes

Find heart healthy chicken recipes....