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'Unlucky prick': Giving heart attack survivors new hope

AAP - 14-03-2023

Only a fraction of heart attack sufferers in Australia are lucky enough to receive a transplant, driving the need for cheaper, quicker and more reliable treatments.

 
Funding to blame for lack of kids' transplants

AAP - 12-03-2023

The NSW opposition has pointed the finger at the government following reports children are being put at risk because of a lack of pediatric heart transplants at The Children's

 
One in five adults can't name a heart attack symptom

AAP - 11-03-2023

Chest pain, shortness of breath, discomfort in the arms, neck or shoulders. Universally recognised heart attack warning signs, right? Not so for up to four million

 
Heart shock sparks health alarm for women

AAP - 25-01-2023

Women with heart disease are suffering poorer outcomes than men, with misdiagnosis and stigma about the condition sometimes delaying them getting help. As a working

 
New lab eases cardiac wait list pressure

AAP - 24-01-2023

An additional 1500 Victorians with serious heart issues will now be able to have life changing surgery each year. A new cardiac catheter laboratory at the Royal

 
Greener cities equal 'healthier hearts

AAP - 15-01-2023

While conventional wisdom says an apple a day keeps the doctor away, more recent health advice suggests 10,000 steps will too. But what about just a casual stroll

 
Science finds way to heal scarred hearts

AAP - 14-01-2023

A protein treatment could turn back the clock for heart attack patients, reducing their risk of further complications and repairing damaged tissue. That's

 
Patients at risk of repeated heart attacks

AAP - 03-11-2022

At least 110 Australians suffer heart attacks every day and many do not receive the recommended medications afterwards, new research shows. Patients who have

 
Aussies warned against heart 'complacency'

AAP - 15-09-2022

Recovering in intensive care, former AFL player Dean Wallis asked himself a hard question. "What would I do today, knowing I wasn't going to be here

 
Research finds texting program improves lifestyle risk factors for heart attack survivors

Charlotte Mitchell - 21-06-2022

A text messaging program study, TEXTMEDS, has successfully informed and supported heart attack survivors on how to prevent a second heart attack. The randomised

 

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