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Heart Health Check Toolkit
Heart Health Check Toolkit
You can help keep families like Paul’s together.
You can help keep families like Paul’s together.
You can help keep families like Paul’s together.
Archie was only 11 when he saw his dad, Paul, suffer a heart attack on the hockey field. ...
What is an arrhythmia?
What is an arrhythmia?
What is an arrhythmia?
Arrhythmia is a fault in the heart’s electrical system, which affects your heart’s pumping rhythm....
Hypertension clinical information and guidelines
Hypertension clinical information and guidelines
Clinical information for diagnosis and management of hypertension....
Physical activity after a heart attack
Physical activity after a heart attack
Physical activity after a heart attack
Discover what you need to know about being active after a heart attack....
Get your family moving
Get your family moving
Get your family moving
Get your kids active and set them up for healthier habits into adulthood....
Cardiac Rehabilitation Advocacy
Cardiac Rehabilitation Advocacy
Lessons learned: recovering from open heart surgery
Lessons learned: recovering from open heart surgery
Lessons learned: recovering from open heart surgery
After having five open heart surgeries between the ages of 13 and 41, Peter knows a thing or two about recovery....
Q&A with Professor Levon Khachigian
Q&A with Professor Levon Khachigian
Q&A with Professor Levon Khachigian
Developing a new medicine for inflammatory cardiovascular disease...
Nourishing chicken soup
Nourishing chicken soup
Nourishing chicken soup
What is a heart attack?
What is a heart attack?
What is a heart attack?
The most common cause of a heart attack is coronary heart disease....
Advocating for healthy hearts throughout Australia
Advocating for healthy hearts throughout Australia
We're addressing the disparities in heart health so all Australians can live longer, healthier lives....
Fit, active and healthy – Sharon wasn’t expecting a heart attack
Fit, active and healthy – Sharon wasn’t expecting a heart attack
Fit, active and healthy – Sharon wasn’t expecting a heart attack
Fit, active and healthy, Sharon wasn’t expecting a heart attack. However, after experiencing a ‘widow maker’, she counts herself lucky....
Matilda signs up for Jump Rope just one month after open-heart surgery
Matilda signs up for Jump Rope just one month after open-heart surgery
Matilda signs up for Jump Rope just one month after open-heart surgery
Media Release - 26 June 2020...
COVID-19 & cardiovascular disease
COVID-19 & cardiovascular disease
COVID-19 & cardiovascular disease
Information and resources for health care professionals....
Seafood recipes
Seafood recipes
Seafood recipes
Find heart healthy seafood recipes...
Apricot & pecan muffin bars
Apricot & pecan muffin bars
Apricot & pecan muffin bars
Supporting Young Hearts
Supporting Young Hearts
Supporting Young Hearts
Advice from young people living with a heart condition....
Heart Safe Community
Heart Safe Community
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. ...
Cardiomyopathy; another health curveball for Ange
Cardiomyopathy; another health curveball for Ange
Cardiomyopathy; another health curveball for Ange
A story from Ange Foster ...
NSW Cardiovascular Research Network
NSW Cardiovascular Research Network
NSW Cardiovascular Research Network
Encouraging cardiovascular research excellence in NSW ...
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
Clinical information and links to SCAD resources....
Find a cardiac rehabilitation service near you
Find a cardiac rehabilitation service near you
This cardiac services directory presents information on cardiac rehab programs offered across Australia....
Healthy Bowl Recipes
Healthy Bowl Recipes
Healthy Bowl Recipes
Find more heart healthy bowl recipes in our Bowl Foods recipe booklet...
Q&A with Dr Jessica Orchard
Q&A with Dr Jessica Orchard
Q&A with Dr Jessica Orchard
Cardiac screening of athletes: disparities and differences in electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation criteria in under-represented populations...
Taking your medicines
Taking your medicines
Taking your medicines
There are many medicines that treat heart attack, angina, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and other heart conditions....
Is salt bad for your heart?
Is salt bad for your heart?
Is salt bad for your heart?
Most Australians are eating more than the recommended amounts and this can cause health problems....
Nutrition Resources for Practice and Patient Care
Nutrition Resources for Practice and Patient Care
Nutrition Resources for Practice and Patient Care
Lipid management clinical information and resources
Lipid management clinical information and resources
Lipid management resources for health professionals...
Finding a new purpose: Geoff Lester’s heart story
Finding a new purpose: Geoff Lester’s heart story
Finding a new purpose: Geoff Lester’s heart story
Dr Geoff Lester, 35, is training to be a cardiologist at Coffs Harbour Hospital. He has survived three high-risk open-heart surgeries and two strokes....