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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...

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....

Heart Health Check Toolkit

Applying for research funding with the Heart Foundation

Discover more about our various funding programs, requirements, and application dates now....

Peter is breathing easy again after heart valve surgery

Peter has lived with a rare heart condition since he was 14, but hadn’t given it too much thought until his 30s....

Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) clinical resources

Resources and clinical information for health professionals...

What's your BMI?

Are you within a healthy weight range for your height?...

Harnessing the power of Vitamin C to improve the cardiovascular management of septic shock

Associate Professor Yugeesh Lankadeva, Institution: The University of Melbourne...

Lipid management clinical information and resources

Lipid management resources for health professionals...

Reading food labels

Nutrition information panels and ingredients lists are a good way of comparing similar foods so you can choose the healthiest option....

For Professionals: COVID-19 & cardiovascular disease

Information and resources for health care professionals....

Fruit and nut muesli

15 minutes

Serves 10 (makes 1kg)

Strategic Grant Recipients

The purpose of Strategic Grants is to generate innovative and collaborative research projects in the areas where identified gaps in cardiovascular health exist....

COVID-19 info & FAQs

Information and FAQs about COVID-19 and heart disease....

Dessert recipes

Find heart healthy dessert recipes....

Supporting local Councils in South Australia

Resources to help support your council region to be healthy, connected and safe....

Research Funding Portfolio

Understand the application process and requirements of our various funding programs....

Seared salmon with lentil salad

15 minutes

Serves 4

WEBINAR | Research Alumni Series 2020

The Heart Foundation is delivering a research webinar series for Heart Foundation research alumni....

What is a healthy body weight?

Find out what a healthy body weight is and the steps you can take to achieve it. ...

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....

Breakfast recipes

Heart healthy breakfasts to start your day right...

What is heart valve disease?

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

Heart disease and pregnancy

Pregnancy is often referred to as the “ultimate stress test” for the body....

WEBINAR | CVD & COVID-19

Ask the experts: caring for people with CVD during COVID-19...

Understanding our DNA to Identify New Drug Targets to Prevent Heart Disease and Fatty Liver Disease

Associate Professor Anna Calkin, Institution: Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute...

Endorsement of externally developed clinical resources

Mexican vegetarian pizza

10 minutes

Serves 2 (1 pizza per serve)

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

Dr Ziad Nehme, Institution: Monash University...