Patient resources
Heart Support Australia is pleased to provide a range of evidence based and consumer friendly education for all people living with heart disease to assist with your treatment and management.
These topics are regularly presented at our peer support groups with expert speakers also in attendance to provide further information and answering any questions.
Click on the topic images below to learn more.
Please note that the following is only to be used as a guide. If you are seeking expert medical advice, contact your GP or specialist. If you are in a medical emergency dial triple-0.
For more information we have partnered with various leading organisations and experts in the heart industry to provide our consumers with the very best information based on their individual conditions and needs. See below a list of additional websites you can access.
Coronary artery disease, heart attack or stroke
Do you know your cholesterol levels? Measuring high levels of (bad) cholesterol is a risk factor of heart disease.
The good news is your cholesterol levels can be controlled. That is why we have proudly partnered with some of the leading cardiac bodies in the country to provide an up-to-date resource on the importance of knowing your numbers to ensure you don’t suffer a secondary cardiac event.
Check out our website Know Your Numbers Treat Your Risk for further information on the importance of knowing and controlling your numbers.
Atrial Fibrillation & Stroke
Heart Support Australia was pleased to collaborate and endorse this new education tool and resource for healthcare professionals and consumers about the importance of improving anticoagulation adherence in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Untreated atrial fibrillation is linked to 1 in 10 deaths by having a stroke and this initiative aims to save lives by ensuring Australians are appropriately empowered and educated to ensure they minimise their chance of having a stroke.
Check out the resource here on the Medcast website and feel free to download a copy and take it to your next GP or specialist appointment.
This initiative was led by the Quality Use of Medicines Alliance funded by the Australian Government led by the Health Care Consumers Association and Medcast.
Atrial fibrillation, heart failure and valve disease
Do you suffer from atrial fibrillation, heart failure or valve disease?
Our partners at hearts4heart have an abundance of resources to provide you with additional information relating to these specific heart conditions.
Heart disease in women
In Australia, one woman dies of heart disease every hour.
Our partners Her Heart are a not-for-profit Australian organisation focused on the prevention of women’s heart disease and have created Australia’s own resources specifically for women with heart disease.
Children and heart disease
Every 3-hours a child in born with heart disease (known as Congenital Heart Disease).
If you have a child or teen living with heart disease, then check out our partners at HeartKids who are Australia’s only charity designated for children and teenagers impacted by heart disease providing a range of resources, education and support to the children and their families.
Cardiac counselling and mental health
The cardiac blues, including feelings of anxiety and depression, commonly impact Australians suffering from heart disease and their families.
The Australian Centre for Heart Health are our partners who run a Cardiac Counselling Clinic where they provide specialist psychological and behavioural support to people who have had an acute cardiac event, and their families, which can be covered under Medicare.
General heart health information
For more general information to help you navigate life following a cardiac event or a heart disease diagnosis, the Heart Foundation have a variety of resources that are easily accessible and helpful.
