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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. ...

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...

Health Professional Tools

Guidelines, publications and support for the health professional community....

Heart Health Check Toolkit

Permanent Pacemaker (PPM)

A small, battery-powered device that is fitted under the skin of your upper chest....

Relationships and sex after a heart attack

Explore some useful things to know about intimacy after a heart attack....

Smoking and your heart

Understand how smoking can impact your heart health. ...

Create your fundraiser at Do it for Heart

Become a Heart Foundation fundraiser, do it for heart and make a real difference to your community....

Nutrition after a heart attack

Discover key information on heart-healthy eating and drinking....

Our corporate partners

We value the support of all of our corporate partners....

The Heart Foundation Community

We need your opinion, experience and skills to help us improve the heart health of all Australians. ...

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. ...

Asian (Chilli, soy and sesame) dressing

10 minutes

Serves 12 (1 tablespoon)

Sweet potato breakfast hash

15 minutes

Serves 2

Heart failure resources for patients

Educate your patients on everything they need to know about heart failure and managing their condition ...

Mushroom, feta and thyme omelette

10 minutes

Serves 1

Chicken cacciatore

15 minutes

Serves 4

From diagnosis at 37 to heart surgery, rehab and now

Claude Lam, Open heart surgery survivor...

Ranch burger bowls

20 minutes

Serves 4

For Professionals: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples information and resources

Resources for providing best practice cardiovascular care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples....

Novel therapies for heart failure

Dr Kate Weeks, Institution: Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute...

Nourishing chicken soup

1 hour

Serves 6

Physical activity resources

Resources for health professionals interested in physical activity....

Italian recipes

Find heart healthy Italian recipes....

Cardiac Rehabilitation for Health Professionals - Patient Resources

Dessert recipes

Find heart healthy dessert recipes....

What's your BMI?

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

Salad recipes

Search through our tasty salad recipes...

What is cardiac rehab?

Cardiac rehab is proven to keep you out of hospital and reduce your risk of death from heart conditions....

Atrial Fibrillation (AF) clinical resources

Resources and clinical information for health professionals...