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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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Pita says the atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart attack he suffered in 2015 were a ‘fax sent from God.’ Now he’s making lifestyle changes and taking his medication. This is his story in his own words.

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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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Robyn woke up one morning and had no idea she was in Dunedin Hospital nor any recollection of how she got there. Here is an abridged version of her story as told to the Heart Foundation in an interview.

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When Adrienne was diagnosed with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (or what she liked to call ‘hocus pocus’), she did not fully understand where it would lead. This is her story in her words.

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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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For years Eilidh’s breathlessness and chest pain was attributed to asthma, stress and anxiety. When her symptoms got so bad that she had to go to the Emergency Department, she was shocked to learn she had heart failure.

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Show your big heart and support research at the Heart Foundation Big Heart Appeal street collection, on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 February 2021.

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Senior Research Fellow Dr Anna Pilbrow has been awarded the Heart Foundation’s inaugural Foundation100 Fellowship. Her two-year research project will investigate the use of DNA and genetics to identify people at risk of heart attacks and heart failure.

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Dr Nicola Scott will be researching how inhibiting the heart enzyme PDE9 may reduce damage following a heart attack and could also lead to a potential new treatment for heart failure.

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At 20 years old, single-mum Tara was diagnosed with familial dilated cardiomyopathy, causing her heart to function at 30% of its normal capacity. Tara shares her road to recovery and the amazing support she received.

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Heart Foundation funded research is investigating the benefits of a newly developed pacemaker that could potentially reverse the decline of failing hearts.

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