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Get off your backside and move around for two minutes every half hour, for the good of your health.

The Auckland Bioengineering Institute’s Atrial Fibrillation group, led by Heart Foundation Alumni Dr Jichao Zhao, has received a US$ 3 million grant from the American National Institute of Health (NIH).

A Heart Foundation-funded researcher from the University of Auckland has won the Best Presentation in the Young Research Forum Award at an international conference in Amsterdam.

Dr Sarah Appleby describes research into new biomarkers that indicate the presence of heart disease as “turning over rocks to see what is underneath – sometimes there’s nothing but every now and then there is something.”

Thousands of New Zealanders can look forward to improvements in treatment and care of heart failure following new research findings that look set to alter the clinical approach and health care planning for heart failure globally.

The Heart Foundation has announced a $148,000 grant to fund an exercise stress (treadmill) testing review at Christchurch Hospital, which researchers believe will reduce overcrowding at emergency and cardiology departments.

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.

Famous landmarks around the world will turn red on Friday 29 September for World Heart Day 2017. We’re leading the way by illuminating the Sky Tower.

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 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.

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).

After gaining valuable experience at a world-leading medical centre in France, Dr Darren Hooks is now back home using his skills and talent to improve lives in New Zealand.