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Becky was a busy 22 year old working in the film industry in Fiji, when she suddenly began to suffer extreme breathlessness. A week later she’d been diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and was fighting for her life in North Shore Hospital.

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When Peggy was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, her heart was functioning at just 15%. But, with medication and an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), this has more than doubled.

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Future New Zealand heart transplant patients are set to benefit from a Heart Foundation training fellowship that will see a New Zealand doctor working at a leading Canadian Hospital.

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After more than 15 years of postponing surgery for his aortic stenosis and aortic aneurysm, Jennifer’s husband collapsed in the hallway one evening after returning from a night out. When he came to, Jennifer had to beg him to let the ambulance staff take him to the hospital. The following…

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A diagnosis of “idiopathic cardiomyopathy” meant that doctors couldn’t find a cause for Darren’s heart failure. But he’s overcome the uncertainty to make sure he’s living his best life. Staying positive.

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Warren never guessed that the slight breathlessness he’d been experiencing was a cardiac problem that would require open heart surgery.

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When Brenda was born, her parents were told she probably wouldn’t live to the age of five. She is now 61 and still doing things her way.

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Heart Foundation-funded research is investigating the role of oxytocin in leading to chronic heart failure after a heart attack and also studying the potential of an oxytocin blocker to prevent heart damage.

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The Heart Foundation has granted researcher Dr Jichao Zhao a three-year fellowship to investigate ways that the latest modelling and digital simulation could be used to improve treatment for a common heart problem in New Zealand.

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Heart failure nurse Dr. Simone Inkrot has just received a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Nursing and Allied Professions Investigator Award at the ESC Congress in Munich.

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Allison Bennett and her husband Steve still don’t know why he developed heart failure, but thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we’re funding a number of research projects to reveal more about this debilitating and often fatal condition.

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Sleep isn’t always easy, but it’s important for looking after your heart and overall wellbeing. Even small improvements in your sleep can make a difference. Find out how sleep supports your heart, the impact of disrupted sleep and explore tips to improve sleep.

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