How your heart works
Your heart is a muscle that pumps blood to all parts of your body. The blood gives your body the oxygen and nourishment it needs to work properly.
Clinical Guidelines
Clinical Guidelines
Clinical Guidelines
Full list of clinical guidlines and references for CVD, heart failure, ACS, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, SCAD and RHD...
Heart Healthy Dinner Plan
Heart Healthy Dinner Plan
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. ...
Support us and help save Australian hearts
Support us and help save Australian hearts
Support us and help save Australian hearts
Join the fight against Australia’s biggest killer by supporting the Heart Foundation. ...
Support and resources for health care professionals
Support and resources for health care professionals
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....
MyMarathon
MyMarathon
MyMarathon
The fundraising race where you set the pace. Run, jog or walk MyMarathon at your own pace during October....
Are you at risk of heart disease?
Are you at risk of heart disease?
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
Fundraise to save Australian hearts
Fundraise to save Australian hearts
Join the Heart Foundation community. Together, we can make a real difference for Australian hearts. ...
Key Statistics: Risk factors for heart disease
Key Statistics: Risk factors for heart disease
Applying for research funding with the Heart Foundation
Applying for research funding with the Heart Foundation
Applying for research funding with the Heart Foundation
Discover more about our various funding programs, requirements, and application dates now....
What is a heart attack?
What is a heart attack?
What is a heart attack?
The most common cause of a heart attack is coronary heart disease....
Sodium and salt converter
Sodium and salt converter
Convert the sodium listed on food products into grams of salt or vice versa. ...
Leaving a gift in your Will: A lasting legacy
Leaving a gift in your Will: A lasting legacy
Leaving a gift in your Will: A lasting legacy
One of the most powerful ways to help support a future without heart disease is to include a gift to the Heart Foundation in your Will...
The NSW Cardiac Rehabilitation Working Group
The NSW Cardiac Rehabilitation Working Group
Australian Heart Maps
Australian Heart Maps
Australian Heart Maps
Our Heart Maps allow you to take a closer look at heart disease indicators across Australia....
Building physical activity into urban planning and design
Building physical activity into urban planning and design
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....
Healthy Active by Design
Healthy Active by Design
Healthy Active by Design
Improving the design of our cities, towns, streets and buildings makes it easier for Australians to lead heart-healthy lives....
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
Clinical information and links to SCAD resources....
Western Australian Cardiovascular Research Alliance
Western Australian Cardiovascular Research Alliance
Western Australian Cardiovascular Research Alliance
WACRA are the peak leadership body in Western Australian advancing research into heart, stroke and vascular disease to accelerate translation and improve health outcomes....
Protein and heart health
Protein and heart health
Protein and heart health
What are the best sources of protein when it come to your heart health...
Absolute CVD risk clinical guidelines
Absolute CVD risk clinical guidelines
The Absolute Cardiovascular Disease Risk (CVD) Guidelines helps healthcare professionals identify, prevent and manage a person's risk of developing CVD. ...
Breakfast recipes
Breakfast recipes
Breakfast recipes
Heart healthy breakfasts to start your day right...
Action Plans
Action Plans
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....
Lamb recipes
Lamb recipes
Lamb recipes
Find heart healthy lamb recipes....
Taking your medicines
Taking your medicines
Taking your medicines
There are many medicines that treat heart attack, angina, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and other heart conditions....
What waist measurements mean for your heart
What waist measurements mean for your heart
What waist measurements mean for your heart
How your waist measurement contributes to your heart health...
Support after a heart attack
Support after a heart attack
Support after a heart attack
Many different thoughts may go through your head after a heart attack and you may be presented with complicated medical info. Know where to get support. ...
Key Statistics: Cardiovascular Disease
Key Statistics: Cardiovascular Disease
Key data and statistics about CVD....
Lessons learned: recovering from open heart surgery
Lessons learned: recovering from open heart surgery
Lessons learned: recovering from open heart surgery
After having five open heart surgeries between the ages of 13 and 41, Peter knows a thing or two about recovery....
Diabetes and heart disease
Diabetes and heart disease
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. ...
Driving and travelling after a heart attack
Driving and travelling after a heart attack
Driving and travelling after a heart attack
Explore our guide for driving and heart attack recovery. ...