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Fundraise to save Australian hearts

Join our community of fundraisers who are committed to taking action to fight heart disease....

Heart Foundation Recovery Support and Resources

Heart Foundation programs and resources to support your recovery....

Support us and help save Australian hearts

Join the fight against Australia’s biggest killer by supporting the Heart Foundation. ...

Heart Health Check Toolkit

Aboriginal heart health

Visit the St Vincents Hospital NSW and Heart Foundation Aboriginal heart health website for more information...

Are you at risk of heart disease?

There is no single cause for any one heart condition, but there are risk factors that increase your chance of developing one. ...

Personal Walking Plan

Feel healthier and happier in six weeks with a free Personal Walking Plan...

Support for young adults: Online events

A series of virtual events for young adults on managing emotional wellbeing. ...

Trek for Australian Hearts

Join the Heart Foundation in South Australia for the journey of a lifetime, trekking the ancient Flinders Ranges to help save Australian hearts....

Stay informed about COVID-19

If you have heart disease, you are more vulnerable to severe complications....

Blood cholesterol

Keeping your blood cholesterol at a healthy level can help you reduce your risk of heart disease and other serious conditions. ...

How a pacemaker at 34 saved my life

Kim shares the emotional and physical upheaval experienced on her journey to diagnosis and recovery....

Taking your medicines

There are many medicines that treat heart attack, angina, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and other heart conditions....

For professionals: Heart Health Checks

Heart Health Checks have been supported by Medicare since April 2019....

National tobacco strategy

Frameworks supporting tobacco control in Australia ...

Snack recipes

Search for healthy snack ideas...

Long-term recovery after a heart attack

Information to help you adjust to what could be the 'new normal'...

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. ...

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....

Research shows if you have gum disease, you’re twice as likely to have heart disease.

Pilbara Aboriginal Heart Health Program

The program works with local communities to help improve heart health in the Pilbara....

Cardiomyopathy; another health curveball for Ange

A story from Ange Foster ...

Smoking and tobacco regulation

There are still more than 20,000 deaths caused by smoking every year....

Help others in need through a gift in your Will

Ian “did not hesitate” to leave 100% of his estate to the Heart Foundation....

Q&A with Dr Jessica Orchard

Cardiac screening of athletes: disparities and differences in electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation criteria in under-represented populations...

How to volunteer with us

Join our volunteers and make a difference to the heart health of Australians....

Heart Foundation Tick

The Tick Program has made a substantial contribution to the health of Australians over the past 26 years....

Supporting SA cardiac patients and health professionals with free resources

We want to make it easier for South Australians to lead heart-healthy lives....

Matilda signs up for Jump Rope just one month after open-heart surgery

Media Release - 26 June 2020...

What is a cardiac arrest?

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