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As a teenager, Rosy McCall experienced ‘heart palpitations’ that her doctor explained as normal for a gymnast. They continued throughout her teens and twenties.

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Dr Libby Curtis successfully completed an overseas training and research fellowship, generously funded by the Heart Foundation Benjamin Fellowship in 2023. She has since brought her international experience and advanced skills back home to regional New Zealand.

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Heart Foundation grant recipient Dr Allan Plant received hands-on training in a new heart rhythm treatment method which could improve outcomes for New Zealand patients and the health service alike.

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As the weather begins to warm up, now is a good time to start thinking about the ways in which we quench our thirst and the best drinks for our heart.

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Journalist Max Christoffersen sent us this column about heart disease, written for the Waikato Times, shortly before he died. We share it in the spirit it was written: to encourage others not to ignore their symptoms.

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Miriama first experienced a racing heartbeat while living in Australia. When she suffered similar symptoms in New Zealand three years later, she was admitted to the cardiac ward for a pacemaker. Here is her story in her words.

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The Heart Foundation and the Healthier Lives National Science Challenge have joined forces to tackle the inequities in health outcomes from cardiovascular disease amongst Māori and Pacific people.

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Otago researcher Mr Hamish Aitken-Buck will use a three-year Heart Foundation Fellowship to investigate the link between fat, inflammation, and New Zealand’s most common heart rhythm problem.

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Following the CSANZ Annual Scientific Meeting in June, we spoke with keynote speaker Associate Professor Gerard Wilkins to learn more about his history with the Heart Foundation.

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The Heart Foundation is offering people the chance to get free pulse checks in 19 locations throughout New Zealand, during the week of 16-24 November 2020, as part of its atrial fibrillation awareness campaign.

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Rob Waddell won gold at the Sydney Olympics, but he underwent life-changing surgery on his heart eight years later. He is now enjoying a normal life thanks to the incredible treatment he received from New Zealand’s expert cardiac surgeons.

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New research funded by the Heart Foundation will help us understand the heart health profile of Pasifika people living in the South Island

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