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St John knows that bystanders having the confidence to take action when a person is in cardiac arrest can be the difference between a life saved or a life lost. Early intervention can increase a person’s survivability by more than 50 per cent.

The Heart Foundation in New Zealand will be the first to light the torch for World Heart Day this Friday, 29 September as the Sky Tower pulsates red to raise awareness for the world’s number one killer, cardiovascular disease (CVD), which includes heart disease and stroke.

With one in three Kiwis with major cardiovascular illness suffering from depression, new research at Victoria University of Wellington will investigate the link between depression, anxiety and heart disease.

Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Week 18-24 September, kicks off today with a warning from the Heart Foundation that up to 20,000 Kiwis may be unaware they have the condition, an irregular heart rhythm causing poor blood flow and increasing the risk of stroke.

Many people spend increasing time sitting during their work days, but breaking things up with regular brisk walks, and taking daily 30-minute walks, significantly lowers levels of fatty acids that lead to clogged arteries, according to University of Otago research.

The Heart Foundation is concerned about lack of heart attack symptom awareness and action.

The Heart Foundation says the recent announcement of a new drinks’ industry plan to fight childhood obesity needs to go further to focus on the reduction of all sugary drinks in secondary schools.

The Christchurch Heart Institute is working alongside the Heart Foundation as part of an innovative approach to cardiovascular disease (CVD) research, following a significant donation of $330,000 from Ryman Healthcare.

New Massey University research, commissioned by the Heart Foundation and vegetables.co.nz, shows that only 13% of surveyed teachers identified planning and preparing a complete meal as a key learning objective for their students.

With child obesity rates falling for Auckland based pre-schoolers, the Heart Foundation is celebrating the success of its Healthy Heart Award, which targets early learning services.

With nutrition experts and wellness bloggers constantly waging war on sugar it’s easy to forget about salt, turning it into the forgotten killer.

With a Heart Foundation Project Grant, Dr Katrina Poppe from the University of Auckland aims to find out how much, and what type, of structural heart disease is present in New Zealanders with atrial fibrillation (AF).