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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. ...

Health Professional Tools

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

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...

Heart Health Check Toolkit

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....

Heart Healthy Dinner Plan

Sign up now and discover delicious, easy to follow dinner recipes. Plus shopping lists, tips and other helpful information to make healthy eating easy. ...

For Professionals: Coronary artery calcium scoring

The National Heart Foundation of Australia Position Statement: Coronary artery calcium scoring for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in Australia.¹...

Sodium and salt converter

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

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....

Mental illness, diet and physical activity targeted in $2 million for heart disease research

Media release - 2 March 2022...

Cheesy Mexican vegetable pie

1 hour

Serves 4

Our research stories

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

Beef Burgers

10 minutes

Serves 2

Nutrition Resources for Practice and Patient Care

Is salt bad for your heart?

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

What is a cardiac arrest?

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

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Heart Safe Community

Heart Safe Community is a program that aims to increase a person’s chance of survival if they suffer a cardiac arrest outside of hospital. ...

How to implement improved care of familial hypercholesterolaemia in Australia

Dr Mitchell Sarkies, Institution: Macquarie University...

Cardiac rehabilitation resources for healthcare providers

Useful cardiac rehabilitation resources for health professionals....

Mushroom, feta and thyme omelette

10 minutes

Serves 1

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

Automated Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD or AICD)

This is a device inserted into your chest to return abnormal heart rhythms to normal using electrical impulses. ...

For professionals: Guidelines for acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease

Australian  guidelines  for  prevention, diagnosis and  management of  acute  rheumatic  fever and  rheumatic  heart  disease ...

Advocating for healthy hearts throughout Australia

We're addressing the disparities in heart health so all Australians can live longer, healthier lives....

Clinical guidelines and position statements

We have developed a range of resources for you to use as part of routine care. ...

Heart failure resources for patients

Educate your patients on everything they need to know about heart failure and managing their condition ...

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

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

More Australians die of Heart Disease than any other cause.

And the heartache lasts a lifetime. But you can help the Heart Foundation fund life-saving research to keep more families together....

Create your fundraiser at Do it for Heart

Become a Heart Foundation fundraiser, do it for heart and make a real difference to your community....