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There are more than 186,000 people living with some form of heart disease in New Zealand. Read and watch some of their stories, learn from others' life experiences, and find tips to help you and your family/whānau on your journey.
Find out why DJ Sela Alo and others like him are sharing their personal heart health stories
When first diagnosed with heart disease, Chess struggled with denial. She’s been through stages of grief, but now faces her new reality with optimism.
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Arrhythmia, Cardiac arrest
When Cliff had a cardiac arrest, the paramedic who revived him was a long-lost childhood friend. He ...
Heart attack
As a fitness trainer for 40 years, Joseph was surprised when he had a heart attack. Now he’s using...
Cardiomyopathy
Only one year after the first heart transplant was performed in Australia, Tony travelled with his ...
Angina, Cardiac arrest
Journalist Max Christoffersen sent us this column about heart disease, written for the Waikato ...
Before his heart attack, Sunny had never set foot in a gym or pulled on a pair of running shoes. ...
Aortic aneurysm, Aortic dissection, High blood pressure
Pete had emergency surgery for an aortic dissection in 2015, and two years later bypass surgery to ...
Atrial fibrillation, Congenital heart disease, Heart valve problems
Graham was at primary school when he first learnt he had a heart murmur, but it was another two ...
Cardiomyopathy, Heart attack
As a secretary of a senior citizens group, Jeet has been educating people about heart attacks for ...
Cardiac arrest, Heart valve problems
Peter’s journey started as routine knee surgery, but turned into a cardiac arrest and eventually a...
Cardiomyopathy, Heart attack, High blood pressure, High cholesterol, Takotsubo
Doctors were surprised to discover Kathleen’s heart attack had triggered a second, more unusual, ...
Aortic dissection
Following his aortic dissection, John faced both physical and emotional challenges on the road to ...
Heart valve problems
John says his recent bypass surgery and valve replacement are not the end of his heart journey, ...
