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Living with coronary heart disease

Cardiac rehabilitation can help you resume a normal life after a heart attack or surgery, and to make lifestyle changes if you need to.

Resting heart rate

Resting heart rate is the number of times your heart beats per minute when you are at rest. Learn why it’s an important sign of your heart health and how to check it.

Heart problems and cardiovascular health

Trusted information on heart and cardiovascular health, plus links to trusted resources.

Complications of a heart attack

Heart attack can result in additional complications. Find out about common problems from the information and resources on this page.

Causes of a heart attack

Learn more about the common causes of a heart attack from leading Australian health organisations.

Controlling coronary heart disease

If you are living with coronary heart disease, making healthy lifestyle choices can greatly reduce your risk of further heart problems. Find out more here.

Heart attack prevention

Trusted information on heart attack prevention through lifestyle measures, and links to trusted resources

Heart attack diagnosis

Information on how a heart attack is diagnosed, diagnostic tests a healthcare team will do and links to trusted resources.

Life after a heart attack

If you have been diagnosed with heart attack, discover ways to comfortably manage your daily life by reading the tips on this page.

5 ways to reduce your risk of heart disease

Nine in 10 Australians have at least one risk factor for heart disease, but there are ways to reduce your risk, keep your heart healthy, and raise awareness and funds for research.