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Guidelines, publications and support for the health professional community....

Together, we can change the future of heart disease

The power of your ongoing support can help save lives and keep more families together. Help us continue to fund promising heart research projects by donating today. ...

Time to book a Heart Health Check?

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

WEBINAR | Absolute CVD risk assessment practical update

A multidisciplinary panel of experts discuss the practical application of absolute CVD risk assessment through Heart Health Checks....

Asian recipes

Find heart healthy Asian recipes....

For Professionals: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples information and resources

Resources for providing best practice cardiovascular care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples....

Dinner recipes

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

Kid-friendly lentil stew

30 minutes

Serves 4

Physical activity after a heart attack

Discover what you need to know about being active after a heart attack....

Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) clinical resources

Resources and clinical information for health professionals...

Moroccan vegetarian tray bake

30 minutes

Serves 4

What is heart disease?

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

What is heart valve disease?

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

Key healthy eating messages for heart attack recovery 

Eating healthy foods can help you recover and reduce your risk of more heart problems. ...

Pregnancy and heart disease

Information and resources for health professionals....

Nutrition after a heart attack

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

Heart Foundation supports Wollongong City Council’s draft 10-year cycling strategy

Media Release - 30 June 2020 ...

Pumpkin soup

35 minutes

Serves 4

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...

Long-term Outcomes of Aortic Heart Valve Surgery in Children

Dr Michael Zhu, Institution: Murdoch Children's Research Institute...

Beef recipes

Find heart healthy beef recipes....

Are immune cells responsible for heart attacks and strokes?

Professor Karlheinz Peter, Institution: The University of Melbourne...

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. ...

Staying active for better heart health

Moving more every day is one of the best habits you can have....

Support us and help save Australian hearts

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

The Heart Foundation Community

We need your opinion, experience and skills to help us improve the heart health of all Australians. ...

Blueprint for an active Australia

The Blueprint for an active Australia provides evidence-based actions to help address physical inactivity....

Using old drugs for new purposes: strategies to improve cardiovascular health and drug translation

Dr Sonali Gnanenthiran, Institution: University of New South Wales...

Clinical Guidelines

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