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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....

Support us and help save Australian hearts

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

Help make heart disease history!

48 Australians die from heart disease every day. You can help save lives....

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. ...

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....

Heart Health Check Toolkit – Register Your Interest

The Heart Foundation will soon be launching a Heart Health Check Toolkit for GPs, practice nurses and practice managers....

What is a cardiac arrest?

With immediate help a cardiac arrest can be survived. Learn how to save a life....

Kylie defied the heart attack stereotypes

Cardiac rehabilitation was a turning point for Kylie and essential to her heart failure recovery....

Healthy eating to protect your heart

What does a heart-friendly diet look like?...

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. ...

Supporting Young Hearts

Advice from young people living with a heart condition....

Cardiac arrest at 26: adjusting to a new ‘normal’

Find a cardiac rehabilitation service near you

This cardiac services directory presents information on cardiac rehab programs offered across Australia....

Matilda signs up for Jump Rope just one month after open-heart surgery

Media Release - 26 June 2020...

Lamb recipes

Find heart healthy lamb recipes....

Our supporters

Working together to save Australian hearts...

Driving and travelling after a heart attack

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

Sorting out your finances after a heart attack

Explore how to manage your financial concerns after a heart attack. ...

Returning to work after a heart attack

Discover how to plan for your return to work....

10 ways to get the right balance of fats

Getting the right balance of fats in your diet can improve your heart health....

Heart conditions in women

Like men, women can be diagnosed with a range of heart conditions....

Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance

Alliance with chronic disease prevention stakeholders...

Healthy Food Access Tasmania

We've been working on several projects with local governments across Tasmania, big and small....

Heart Foundation Recovery Support and Resources

Heart Foundation programs and resources to support your recovery....

Healthy Active by Design

Improving the design of our cities, towns, streets and buildings makes it easier for Australians to lead heart-healthy lives....

For professionals: Heart Health Checks

Heart Health Checks have been supported by Medicare since April 2019....

Building physical activity into urban planning and design

Resources available for built environment professionals to help guide in the development of active outdoor and indoor spaces....

Types of physical activity

Nine out of 10 Australians could reduce the risk of heart disease by walking as little as 15 minutes more each day....