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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: Heart health information and resources
Heart disease can occur 10 to 20 years earlier among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and can lead to long-term health problems.
Key takeaways
- Heart disease describes a range of conditions that affect your heart.
- Heart disease is the leading cause of death among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, causing 1 in 10 deaths.
- Healthy living can reduce the risk of heart disease.
- To know your risk of heart disease, it's important to get a regular health check with your doctor or health service.
What is heart disease?
Heart disease is the name for a range of conditions that affect the structure and function of the heart and blood vessels. It includes coronary heart disease, heart failure, valve disease, arrhythmias and blood vessel diseases.
- A heart attack occurs when a coronary artery blocks or narrows because of a build-up of fatty plaque.
- Heart failure: is a long-term condition where your heart muscle doesn’t pump blood to the rest of your body the way it should.
- Valve disease: if you have heart valve disease it means your heart’s valves don’t open or close properly.
- Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD): if you have had acute rheumatic fever (ARF), this can cause swelling and damage to the valves of your heart leading to RHD.
- Arrythmias: is a fault in the heart’s electrical system, which affects your heart’s pumping rhythm.
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