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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...

Health Professional Tools

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. ...

Ranch burger bowls

20 minutes

Serves 2

What is heart disease?

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

Exercises to do at home

All you need to know about keeping active during COVID-19....

Supporting Young Hearts

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

Being a carer for a heart attack patient

Your role as a carer for a heart attack patient is an important one – explore some useful things to know....

WEBINAR | Pressure rising: Clinical controversies and updates in hypertension

WEBINAR | Lipids in the limelight: clinical update on screening and management

Salmon Shakshuka

20 minutes

Serves 4

Physical activity after a heart attack

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

What is cardiac rehab?

Cardiac rehab is proven to keep you out of hospital and reduce your risk of death from heart conditions....

Chicken recipes

Find heart healthy chicken recipes....

What is a cardiac arrest?

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

Dairy and your heart health

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

Q&A with Professor Levon Khachigian

Developing a new medicine for inflammatory cardiovascular disease...

Cardiovascular disease risk factors and heart attack warning signs in women

Information for healthcare professionals and the public on cardiovascular disease risk factors and warning signs affecting women. ...

Kicking Goals for Men’s Heart Health: A Multi-state Trial of the Aussie-FIT Program

Associate Professor Eleanor Quested, Institution: Curtin University...

Every minute counts: a strategy to strengthen the links in the Chain of Survival

Dr Ziad Nehme, Institution: Monash University...

What is an arrhythmia?

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

NSW CVRN 2022 Professional Development Award

Provides funding to assist CVRN EMCRs with costs associated with participation in professional development or training courses...

From diagnosis at 37 to heart surgery, rehab and now

Claude Lam, Open heart surgery survivor...

The Heart Failure Toolkit

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

Bushfire smoke particulate and its implication on the heart and lungs in regional Australia

Dr Tatt Jhong Haw, Institution: The University of Newcastle...

CVD and Vaccination Grant

Enhancing influenza vaccination rates for people living with CVD or at high risk of developing CVD. ...

Beef recipes

Find heart healthy beef recipes....

Apple & honey nut crumble oats

10 minutes

Serves 2

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...