“Thank you for this wonderful website to get awareness out there about heart disease for women. It has been invaluable for me."
–Her Heart Donor
The news of both passing away from heart issues has forced the public to face the question – “Is anyone too young for heart disease?”.
Her Heart has announced the appointment of tech entrepreneur, adviser and speaker, Cassandra Kelly, as Chair.
(by Dr. Linda Worrall-Carter) Last week we celebrated Her Heart Day, a day to show love to others, our self and our heart. This month we encouraged women to make…
(by Dr. Linda Worrall-Carter) Each year a group of women organise a heart health check event at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, where all Government officials are invited to come and get their heart health checked.
After a night of casual drinks with friends four years ago, Sally Brooks realised something was not quite right with her heart. It wasn’t until six months later that she was diagnosed with the most common heart rhythm disorder in women, Atrial Fibrillation – or AFib.
(by Dr Linda Worrall-Carter) I thought that I would make time to give some reflections from last month, when I was fortunate enough to be one of the Keynote Speakers at the New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ), held in Christchurch (14th-16th June 2018).
Recently, the Her Heart team were lucky enough to be joined by heart disease survivors and cardiovascular professionals to create a Video Series dedicated to heart disease in women.
Her Heart is so excited to hear the Victorian Heart Hospital in progress, which is set to turn around the statistic that heart disease is the single leading cause of…
by Liji Thomas, MD
(By the American College of Cardiology) Women are underrepresented in clinical trials for heart failure, coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome but proportionately or overrepresented in trials for hypertension, atrial fibrillation and pulmonary arterial hypertension.
