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Hypotension is when your blood pressure is much lower than normal. We explain the symptoms and causes of low blood pressure and provide tips for managing it.

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Leading cardiologists and the Heart Foundation are calling for all New Zealanders with heart failure to have access to the latest healthcare and medications for optimal management of heart failure. This would bring New Zealand into line with international best practice.

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Thousands of New Zealanders can look forward to improvements in treatment and care of heart failure following new research findings that look set to alter the clinical approach and health care planning for heart failure globally.

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A researcher at the forefront of cardiac energetics globally, Dr JC Han at the University of Auckland, has been awarded a Senior Fellowship from the Heart Foundation to investigate improving heart efficiency.

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A revolutionary pacemaker, developed at the University of Auckland, is giving new hope to the 80,000 people living with heart failure in New Zealand, thanks to funding from several organisations, including the Heart Foundation.

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A pacemaker that mimics the hearts of elite athletes, a simple blood test to predict imminent heart attacks, and ‘living drugs’ to regenerate damaged heart tissue, are just three of a host of research projects awarded funding, the Heart Foundation announced today.

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A New Zealand study will explore whether gut bacteria can predict heart failure risk after a heart attack, potentially leading to earlier diagnosis, personalised treatment, and new ways to protect heart health.

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A 2020 Heart Foundation-funded research project investigating a new treatment strategy for heart failure patients is showing exciting early results. Now we’re funding a new project to see if the same strategy could be used to prevent people going into heart failure in the first place.

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Dr Nicola Scott has received a Heart Foundation research grant to investigate a newly discovered heart protein that could be used to treat a debilitating heart condition.

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Understanding the increased risk of heart disease faced by premature babies and their mothers, how heart valve disease progresses from mild to severe symptoms, and exploring heart failure disparities for Māori and Pacific people are just three of the projects awarded funding by the Heart Foundation today, World Heart Day.

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Within six months, Phyllis went from being active and energetic to feeling so fatigued she couldn’t even speak on the telephone.

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