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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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Angina, Atrial fibrillation
Anne has lived with microvascular angina for 25 years and more recently was diagnosed with atrial ...
Congenital heart disease, Heart valve problems
Nicky has known all her life that she was born with a bicuspid aortic valve, but it wasn’t until ...
Arrhythmia, Heart valve problems
As someone living with tachycardia, valve disease and an aortic aneurysm, Peter is all too familiar ...
Arrhythmia, Atrial fibrillation, High blood pressure
After a climb up Mount Taranaki, passionate hiker Peter experienced an irregular heartbeat and high ...
Heart attack
Janice knew she hadn’t been feeling 100%, but it wasn’t until her GP ordered some blood tests ...
Cardiac arrest
Denise woke one night with a pain in her shoulder and what she thought was indigestion. Just 15 ...
As a former international triathlete Anna was used to pushing her body to its limits. So when she ...
Angina
Mofini's story of heart bypass surgery is available in Tongan and English. Taking six months off ...
Cardiomyopathy, Heart failure
Becky was a busy 22 year old working in the film industry in Fiji, when she suddenly began to suffer...
Arrhythmia, Heart attack
Nick spent his younger years living to work and working to live. His lifestyle caught up with him in...
Now 35 years old, Karl’s congenital heart condition was first discovered soon after he was born. ...
Atrial fibrillation, High blood pressure, High cholesterol
When Shirley first noticed breathlessness walking up a hill, she assumed it was a result of her ...
