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For years Eilidh’s breathlessness and chest pain was attributed to asthma, stress and anxiety. When her symptoms got so bad that she had to go to the Emergency Department, she was shocked to learn she had heart failure.

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Future New Zealand heart transplant patients are set to benefit from a Heart Foundation training fellowship that will see a New Zealand doctor working at a leading Canadian Hospital.

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As part of our focus on women’s heart health this month, our Medical Director, Dr Gerry Devlin, addresses the issue of heart disease risk factors and menopause.

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Whether you’re on medication for high blood pressure, raised cholesterol, heart failure or other heart conditions, following the right steps can make all the difference. Here are some tips to help you stay on track and get the best results from your heart medication.

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Born with a rare congenital heart condition, doctors didn’t think Emma-Kate would survive into adulthood. But she’s consistently proved the doctors wrong, and is keen to share her hope with others.

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Becky was a busy 22 year old working in the film industry in Fiji, when she suddenly began to suffer extreme breathlessness. A week later she’d been diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and was fighting for her life in North Shore Hospital.

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Dr Sandra Hanchard, Research Fellow at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, has been awarded the Heart Foundation’s inaugural Pacific Research Fellowship.

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Jenny Goss has volunteered for the Heart Foundation Big Heart Appeal street collection for twenty years, an event that is extremely close to Jenny’s heart. She has seen just how impactful the Heart Foundation’s work is after experiencing her own heart problems two years ago.

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A new study will explore how genetic biomarkers could predict heart disease risk earlier, helping identify individuals who may be missed by current screening tools and allowing for earlier, more targeted prevention strategies.

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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.”

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A diagnosis of “idiopathic cardiomyopathy” meant that doctors couldn’t find a cause for Darren’s heart failure. But he’s overcome the uncertainty to make sure he’s living his best life. Staying positive.

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Allison Bennett and her husband Steve still don’t know why he developed heart failure, but thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we’re funding a number of research projects to reveal more about this debilitating and often fatal condition.

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