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Your heart

Heart disease is the single biggest killer of Australians

How your heart works

Your heart is a muscle that pumps blood around your body. It can beat up to 100,000 times a day - that’s up to 3 billion heartbeats during an average lifetime.

How your heart works
Keep your heart healthy

The best way look after your heart is with a healthy lifestyle.

Keep your heart healthy
Know your risks

Knowing your risks is the first step to avoiding a heart attack or stroke.

Know your risks
Heart conditions

Find out about heart conditions, how they’re diagnosed and what can be done about them.

Heart conditions
Heart attack warning signs

Will you recognise your heart attack? Learn the warning signs, call 000 and survive.

Heart attack warning signs
Living with heart disease

Many people can continue with their normal daily activities and there’s a lot you can do to help improve your heart health.

Living with heart disease
Aboriginal health

Information and resources about heart conditions and risk factors for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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