Cardiology

Australian researchers say they're the first in the world to find a way to prevent and reverse damage caused by broken-heart syndrome.

The federal government is subsidising a new drug for Australians suffering with a rare, fatal heart condition through Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

Australians living in regional and remote areas are more likely to suffer from heart disease than their city-dwelling counterparts. Australians

Thousands of Australians could avoid a heart attack or stroke if the federal government implements measures to tackle cholesterol problems, experts say.

Around 20,000 Australians have a sudden heart attack every year, and ensuring quick access to defibrillators is key to improving the 10 per cent survival rate.

Researchers have found that including extra virgin olive oil in our daily diet can reduce blood pressure, an important step forward in preventing heart disease.

From August 1, if the federal government has its way, Medicare will stop paying for GPs to interpret common heart tests called electrocardiograms, or ECGs.

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has today launched a new education campaign for GPs to boost early detection of spinal muscular atrophy and other

Researchers from Queensland will make 80,000 mini model muscles as part of a project to better understand the human heart and how to fix it.

Treatment effectiveness, health care costs and quality of life outcomes for the two to four per cent of Australians with the heart condition Atrial Fibrillation (AF), could

Doctors want people to start taking cholesterol treatment more seriously with new data revealing half of those with heart disease not completing treatment.

An Australian medical research institute has warned the COVID-19 pandemic could undo decades of work driving down heart disease deaths. A medical

Monash University researchers have revealed a novel therapy that corrects the mechanism in the body that's gone wrong in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS),

As smoke haze continues to blanket parts of the country, the Heart Foundation is urging Australians with conditions such as heart failure, and those aged 65 years and over,

People living with high blood pressure and blood cholesterol have been warned not to be complacent about dealing with the conditions, to avoid heart disease.

A new project hopes to curb the number of young people dying from sudden cardiac arrest, by collecting data about those who have and their family members.

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Three Centenary Institute researchers based in Sydney have been awarded grants that will help support the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease.

The battle over how Sydney will treat young kids needing heart surgery in the future has played out at a crisis meeting attended by leading health officials.

Smoking is killing at least 17 Australians a day from preventable heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular conditions, new research led by The Australian National University