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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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As a result of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and rheumatic fever, Connie has heart failure and valve problems, but she’s determined her heart conditions won’t stop her doing the things she loves.

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Patrick could not believe he had heart failure – he was working well and feeling well. “I didn’t really think there was that much wrong with me, but they assured me there was.”

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Heart failure, a heart attack and two strokes have only just started slowing Peta down…

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Kerri thought her breathlessness was asthma, so to be told she had heart failure and needed valve surgery was quite a shock.

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As someone who was always fit and healthy, Maggie initially felt shocked and then angry she’d had a major heart attack. But it wasn’t long before she was making the most of her ‘second chance’.

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In 2008, life was trucking along as usual for Steve: a husband, father, and long-serving customs officer. Little did he know, the course of his life was about to change. This is his story as told to the Heart Foundation in an interview.

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Once an avid triathlete and social worker, Christine went from a diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis and heart failure to a life-saving heart transplant. She now embraces new challenges like the Transplant Games, showing how through it all she continues to maintain her active spirit.

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Sri felt really scared when she was told her rheumatic heart disease and valve problems had led to heart failure. However, she’s found that sharing her story and hearing how others have coped have been key to emotional wellbeing.

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The congenital heart condition, Holt-Oram syndrome, comes with challenges. For Keith, it has meant life-long medication, a number of pacemaker operations and more recently a heart transplant. But Keith has never let the syndrome rule his life.

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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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