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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....

Heart Age Calculator

Try our Heart Age Calculator to understand what contributes to your risk of heart disease....

Fundraise to save Australian hearts

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

Support us and help save Australian hearts

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

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. ...

Heart Foundation Recovery Support and Resources

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

Clinical Guidelines

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

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....

Workplace giving for employees

Your employer’s workplace giving program makes it easy to setup regular, tax-deductible donations from your pre-tax income. ...

Wholegrains and heart health

All you need to know about wholegrains to put you on the right track...

Hypertension clinical information and guidelines

Clinical information for diagnosis and management of hypertension....

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....

Heart failure clinical resources

Resources and clinical information for health professionals...

Our research stories

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

Heart attack medication

There are a number of medications you could be prescribed after a heart attack....

What waist measurements mean for your heart

How your waist measurement contributes to your heart health...

Is salt bad for your heart?

Most Australians are eating more than the recommended amounts and this can cause health problems....

What is a heart attack?

The most common cause of a heart attack is coronary heart disease....

How to make healthier meals at home

Cooking at home is often healthier than eating out....

Fruit, vegetables and heart health

How to boost your fruit and vegetable intake to help protect your heart. ...

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The Heart Failure Toolkit

The Toolkit provides health services with a targeted approach to addressing readmission rates and decreasing variation in care....

Sodium and salt converter

Convert the sodium listed on food products into grams of salt or vice versa. ...

Time to book a Heart Health Check?

If you're 45 and over, or over 30 if you're of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you should book your Heart Health Check today...

Cyril credits cardiac rehab for getting his life back

Cyril suffered a heart attack in 2015. Cardiac rehab helped get his life back on track. ...

Heart procedures and devices

If you have a heart condition, your doctor may recommend treatment or procedures...

Absolute CVD risk charts

Absolute CVD risk charts provide a visual tool to calculate CVD risk for use in practice in Australia....

How to volunteer with us

Join our volunteers and make a difference to the heart health of Australians....

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. ...

Pilbara Aboriginal Heart Health Program

The program works with local communities to improve heart healthcare in Pilbara communities...