Search Results

Our senior management team manage the day-to-day activities of the organisation.

Found in General

Heart disease kills more than 3,600 men in New Zealand each year. Heart disease disproportionately affects more Māori and Pacific men, with the mortality rate among Māori being more than twice that of non-Māori.

Found in General

An arrhythmia is when your heart beats too fast, too slowly or in an uneven, irregular rhythm. Find out about different arrhythmias, and how they’re diagnosed and treated.

Found in General

More than 55 New Zealand women die from heart disease every week, making it our single biggest killer. We look at women’s risks of heart disease and what things can impact on heart disease.

Found in General

It’s no secret that drinking alcohol comes with risks to your health. But how does it affect your heart? Here we separate the facts from the fiction. We offer plenty of advice, tips, and ideas to help you reduce or remove alcohol.

Found in General

It’s no secret that drinking alcohol comes with risks to your health. But how does it affect your heart? Here we separate the facts from the fiction. We offer plenty of advice, tips, and ideas to help you reduce or remove alcohol.

Found in General

Download clinical guidelines, tools and other information related to group A streptococcal (GAS) sore throat, rheumatic fever, and rheumatic heart disease.

Found in General

What’s new in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment and Management for Primary Care clinicians?

Found in General

Learn about high blood pressure (hypertension), what you can do to lower it and how to understand blood pressure readings.

Found in General

Found in General

Leaky or narrowed heart valves stop your heart from effectively pumping blood. Find out what symptoms this can cause, what a murmur is and common causes of heart valve disease.

Found in General

Find out how doctors diagnose atrial fibrillation (AF) and learn about the treatments used to prevent complications and manage AF symptoms.

Found in General