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Help make heart disease history!

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

Support us and help save Australian hearts

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

Fundraise to save Australian hearts

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

Clinical Guidelines

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

MyMarathon

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

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....

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. ...

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....

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....

Dinner recipes

Search our heart healthy dinner recipes for tonights main meal...

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....

Our research stories

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

Sit less, move more

You may be surprised to know that on average, adults sit for nine hours a day....

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....

Blood pressure and your heart

Understand blood pressure and how it can impact your heart health....

Asian recipes

Find heart healthy Asian recipes....

For professionals: Heart Health Checks

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

Help others in need through a gift in your Will

Ian “did not hesitate” to leave 100% of his estate to the Heart Foundation....

Active Living NSW

Active Living NSW supports physical activity and healthy built environments in NSW ...

Key Statistics: Heart attack

Supporting Young Hearts

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

Philanthropic investments

Making philanthropic investments through the Heart Foundation can transform Australians’ health. ...

Nutrition after a heart attack

Discover key information on heart-healthy eating and drinking....

What is a healthy body weight?

Find out what a healthy body weight is and the steps you can take to achieve it. ...

Stay informed about COVID-19

If you have heart disease, you are more vulnerable to severe complications....

Meditation helped Grant recover from his heart attack

Thankfully for Grant Byrne, a lifelong Led Zeppelin fan, some quick thinking helped him avoid a stairway to heaven. Read Grant’s heart attack story now. ...

Fit, active and healthy – Sharon wasn’t expecting a heart attack

Fit, active and healthy, Sharon wasn’t expecting a heart attack. However, after experiencing a ‘widow maker’, she counts herself lucky....

Blood cholesterol

Keeping your blood cholesterol at a healthy level can help you reduce your risk of heart disease and other serious conditions. ...

Vegetarian recipes

Search through our vegetarian recipes...

Dairy and your heart health

Not all dairy products are equal. Discover different types of dairy foods and their impact on heart health....