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MyMarathon

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

Research Directory

Tenecteplase versus alteplase for stroke thrombolysis evaluation trial

Professor Mark Parsons, Institution: University of Melbourne...

Our research stories

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

Medical tests for heart disease

Learn about the common tests your doctor may want you to have to diagnose your heart condition....

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. ...

Nourishing chicken soup

1 hour

Serves Serves 6

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 ...

Kids recipes

Find heart healthy kids recipes...

Heart Foundation Research Award Recipients

Explore our research award recipients and projects...

Being a carer for a heart attack patient

Your role as a carer for a heart attack patient is an important one – explore some useful things to know....

Why are you playing this game? It’s putting your heart at risk.

The game is “hide and seek”. You play it without even realising. The shock is that when you play this game, you could be placing your heart health at risk....

What is a heart attack?

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

Breakfast tacos

5 minutes

Serves 1

End of Financial Year Tax Receipt

Looking to claim your donations in your tax return this financial year?...

Your heart medicines

Information about commonly prescribed heart medicines. ...

How to keep your heart healthy habits rolling all year round

How to volunteer with us

Join our volunteers and make a difference to the heart health of Australians....

Long-term recovery after a heart attack

Information to help you adjust to what could be the 'new normal'...

Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) clinical resources

Resources and clinical information for health professionals...

Q&A with Dr Nathan Palpant

Deadly spider venom offers hope to people having a heart attack...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: Heart Health Projects

Projects aimed at improving the heart health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples ...

Absolute CVD risk charts

Absolute CVD risk charts provide a visual tool to calculate CVD risk for use in practice in Australia....

Fundraise to save Australian hearts

Join our community of fundraisers who are committed to taking action to fight heart disease....

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: Lower your risk of heart disease

Support and resources to help you stay healthy and reduce risk of heart disease. ...

Italian veggie fritters with tomato salad

20 minutes

Serves Serves 4 (as a main meal)

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. ...

Women and heart disease

Information and resources for health professionals....

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment and management

Absolute CVD risk assessment is an integrated approach that estimates the cumulative risk of multiple risk factors to predict a heart attack or stroke event in the next five years....