Craig felt healthy. His heart was at risk.

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Craig, 64, felt completely healthy. He was regularly cycling 125km in a single day each week, and he felt no warning signs.

Then, while carrying his two-year-old granddaughter, he tripped and broke a rib. The X-ray that followed showed signs of calcium build-up around his heart, which led to further tests.

Despite feeling fit and healthy, he was living with severe artery blockages and was at high risk of a life-threatening heart attack.

Within days of this discovery, he underwent urgent quintuple bypass surgery.

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My grandpa is always smiling and he makes me laugh”

Ellie, Craig’s granddaughter

“The doctors and nurses couldn’t believe it. It was a shock, and I didn’t really know what was going to happen next.” - Craig

Craig’s condition was found in time. Heart research can help make sure finding out isn’t left to chance for other people.

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Professor Seana Gall, Heart Foundation-funded researcher

Heart Foundation-funded researcher Professor Seana Gall is looking for the risk factors and moments when earlier information, support or treatment could make the greatest difference.

By analysing large-scale data, Professor Gall and her team are working to identify cardiovascular risk earlier and develop programs and tools that can help prevent heart attack and stroke.

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1 in 6

people in Australia live with cardiovascular disease. That’s 4.5 million people.

1.4
million

people have a high chance of having a cardiovascular event in the next 5 years.

42,000

people die from cardiovascular disease every year in Australia.

Many deaths from cardiovascular disease are preventable.
That’s why research into earlier detection and prevention matters.

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I’m so excited to spend this Christmas with my grandpa.”

Ellie, Craig’s granddaughter

You can help more people like Craig discover their risk earlier and spend more time with the people they love

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