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BMI uses your height and weight to work out your body size. But it has limitations – so when should it be used?

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Cardiac rehabilitation is a programme that supports your recovery and ongoing wellbeing after a heart event or heart disease diagnosis. It reduces your risk of future heart events and improves your quality of life. Find out how and where to access it.

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An aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition that results from a tear in the lining of the aorta. Read about aortic dissection symptoms, causes, and treatments. And hear from people who’ve experienced one.

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Hypotension is when your blood pressure is much lower than normal. We explain the symptoms and causes of low blood pressure and provide tips for managing it.

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Leading cardiologists and the Heart Foundation are calling for all New Zealanders with heart failure to have access to the latest healthcare and medications for optimal management of heart failure. This would bring New Zealand into line with international best practice.

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Thousands of New Zealanders can look forward to improvements in treatment and care of heart failure following new research findings that look set to alter the clinical approach and health care planning for heart failure globally.

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New research with the aim of improving heart health for Māori is among a number of research grants awarded by the Heart Foundation announced today.

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Within six months, Phyllis went from being active and energetic to feeling so fatigued she couldn’t even speak on the telephone.

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A pacemaker that mimics the hearts of elite athletes, a simple blood test to predict imminent heart attacks, and ‘living drugs’ to regenerate damaged heart tissue, are just three of a host of research projects awarded funding, the Heart Foundation announced today.

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Dr Nicola Scott has received a Heart Foundation research grant to investigate a newly discovered heart protein that could be used to treat a debilitating heart condition.

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Understanding the increased risk of heart disease faced by premature babies and their mothers, how heart valve disease progresses from mild to severe symptoms, and exploring heart failure disparities for Māori and Pacific people are just three of the projects awarded funding by the Heart Foundation today, World Heart Day.

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A 2020 Heart Foundation-funded research project investigating a new treatment strategy for heart failure patients is showing exciting early results. Now we’re funding a new project to see if the same strategy could be used to prevent people going into heart failure in the first place.

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