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Heart Healthy Dinner Plan

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Stay informed about COVID-19

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

Heart Foundation recipes

Check out our recipe categories to find your next heart healthy meal....

Heart conditions in women

Like men, women can be diagnosed with a range of heart conditions....

After being treated for atrial fibrillation, Boyd is now back on track

Running has been an important part of Boyd's life, so imagine his shock when a heart condition he had never heard of threatened to put a stop to it. ...

What is a cardiac arrest?

With immediate help a cardiac arrest can be survived. Learn how to save a life....

What is atrial fibrillation?

Atrial fibrillation is a type of arrhythmia where your heart beats irregularly and fast....

What is heart disease?

Heart disease is the broad term for conditions that affect the structure and function of the heart muscle. ...

Risk factors for women

In Australia, 90% of women have one risk factor for heart disease, and 50% have two or more. ...

What is heart failure?

Heart failure is a condition where your heart isn’t pumping as well as it should be....

How to make healthier meals at home

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

What is an arrhythmia?

Arrhythmia is a fault in the heart’s electrical system, which affects your heart’s pumping rhythm....

Medical tests for heart disease

Learn about the common tests your doctor may want you to have to diagnose your heart condition....

What is angina?

Angina is a type of chest pain or discomfort that’s a symptom of an underlying heart problem, usually coronary heart disease (CHD)....

What is a heart attack?

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

What is coronary heart disease?

Coronary heart disease (CHD) or coronary artery disease occurs when a coronary artery clogs and narrows because of a buildup of plaque....

Heart disease and pregnancy

Pregnancy is often referred to as the “ultimate stress test” for the body....

What is heart valve disease?

Heart valve disease means that your heart valve or valves don't open or close properly....

Reading food labels

Nutrition information panels and ingredients lists are a good way of comparing similar foods so you can choose the healthiest option....

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....

Maryanne was shocked to find she had a hidden heart problem

At first, it didn’t cross my mind it could be something serious. ...

Women and heart disease

Every day, 22 women lose their lives to this condition....

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. ...

Gerry had heart attack warning signs on his dream holiday.

I’d always thought of myself as fairly fit; I swam a lot, and did ‘soft running’, a combination of running and walking. ...

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. ...

The one that took Jan’s breath away

Open heart surgery to treat damaged heart valves has improved Jan's overall health....

Heart stories

Stories of hope from Australian men and women fighting heart disease....

COVID-19 info & FAQs

Information and FAQs about COVID-19 and heart disease....

Supporting Young Hearts

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

A nurse shares her top recovery tips for young cardiac patients

Pauline is a nurse and shares advice for young people who have had a heart event or are recovering from surgery....