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About 21,000 years of life are lost by women to heart disease each year, and research shows heart attacks are misdiagnosed more often in women than men.

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No two heart attacks are the same, and women can experience different symptoms to men. Dunedin woman June Aerakis knows that all too well.

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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or broken heart syndrome, is a condition often triggered by physical or emotional stress. Read about takotsubo symptoms and treatment, and hear from others who’ve experienced it.

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An aortic aneurysm is a bulge in the wall of the body’s largest artery (the aorta). Read about the causes, symptoms and the treatment of an aortic aneurysm.

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It took six weeks of symptoms, a stranger approaching her in the supermarket to ask if she was all right, and pain like an axe through her sternum for Denise to realise there might be something seriously wrong.

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A global trial, led in part by New Zealand researchers, will test safer treatments for SCAD – a rare heart condition affecting women – offering hope for clearer guidelines and better outcomes worldwide.

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May 2020 has turned out to be a bit different than expected for Air Force Sergeant Daphne “Daff” Pringle. She was set to compete at the Invictus Games in the Netherlands, as part of a 22-strong New Zealand Defence Force team.

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A grant for nurses and allied healthcare is funding research to improve care for people with pacemakers and prevent heart disease in Pacific women.

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We’ve all got a heart, but how well do you know how yours works? We explore 8 common misconceptions about heart health and explain the evidence.

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Trialling smartphones to monitor heart conditions, investing in cardiac nurses to enable better patient outcomes, and addressing equity gaps in women’s heart research are just three of the many research projects and training grants awarded funding by the Heart Foundation today.

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