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My Heart, My Life - Managing your heart health

This booklet is for those diagnosed with heart disease and their support people.

Key takeaways

Managing your heart health
Recovery and management after a heart event
Taking control of your heart health

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My Heart, My Life is a resource with practical advice and assistance to understand and manage your heart health. The booklet can help you understand heart disease, treatments and tests, and how you can look after your heart health in hospital and after leaving. This booklet is for those diagnosed with heart disease and their support people.

The My Heart, My Life booklet has five chapters.

How your heart works
Explaining heart attack and angina
Causes of coronary heart disease.

Download chapter one (PDF)

Common tests and procedures
Medications
The importance of cardiac rehabilitation
Leaving hospital.

Download chapter two (PDF).

Seeing your doctor regularly
Taking medicines
Care for wounds
Managing risk factors.

Download chapter three (PDF).

Important contacts for further help.

Download chapter four (PDF).

My coronary arteries
My recovery
My risk factor readings
Setting health goals
Recognising heart attack warning signs
CPR.

Download chapter five (PDF)

Download the complete My Heart, My Life booklet (PDF)

If you would like to talk to a qualified health professional about your heart health, free call the Heart Foundation Helpline on 13 11 12.

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My Heart, My Life - Managing your heart health

This booklet is for those diagnosed with heart disease and their support people.

Key takeaways

The My Heart, My Life booklet has five chapters.

More on this topic

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What is cardiac rehab?

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