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  • Published: 23 November 2015

    Despite suffering a near-fatal heart attack just six months ago, Karen Grainger is feeling the best she has in years.

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  • Published: 13 May 2015

    Rachel Turner says one of the hardest things about having a heart attack so young is that most people don’t believe she had one.

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  • Published: 31 March 2015

    Shaun Lewis was 40 years old, fit, happily married and father to three young kids. Although he had a family history of heart disease, he kept a close eye on his health and there were no alarm bells.

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  • Published: 27 May 2016

    It took a few years for Stephen Bovett to mention his angina symptoms to his GP but he soon discovered his situation was more urgent than he’d imagined.

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  • Published: 13 July 2016

    Elinor Collins from Gore recently decided to leave a gift in her will to the Heart Foundation. In her own words, this is why she made that generous decision.  

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  • Published: 21 January 2016

    Being fit enough to get a black belt in Tae Kwon Do didn’t stop Paul Foley from having a heart attack – but it certainly helped him survive.

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  • Published: 25 February 2015

    Christchurch businessman Mike Pero does everything he can to stay healthy but one risk factor he can’t control is his ethnicity.   

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  • Published: 7 April 2016

    Despite having a heart attack 10 years ago, Keith Bishop has continued running long distances and has some words of advice for others. 

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  • Published: 7 August 2015

    After losing her dad to a sudden and devastating heart attack, Dorothy Cutts made a decision to keep other families together for longer.

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  • Published: 31 March 2016

    It’s pretty big news in the nutrition world – the UK has announced it will be introducing a tax on sugary drinks in two years’ time. So what about us here in New Zealand? Should we follow suit and do the same?

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  • Published: 27 July 2016

    As one of New Zealand’s top cardiologists and researchers, Rob Doughty seemed like the least likely candidate for a heart attack.

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  • Published: 2 September 2016

    John Clarke is using his experience to help more people understand heart disease and heart health, get CPR training and know where defibrillators are located in their community.

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