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For years Eilidh’s breathlessness and chest pain was attributed to asthma, stress and anxiety. When her symptoms got so bad that she had to go to the Emergency Department, she was shocked to learn she had heart failure.

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The Heart Foundation is calling for New Zealanders to show their big hearts by volunteering for its single most important fundraising campaign of the year on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 February 2022.

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The congenital heart condition, Holt-Oram syndrome, comes with challenges. For Keith, it has meant life-long medication, a number of pacemaker operations and more recently a heart transplant. But Keith has never let the syndrome rule his life.

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A diagnosis of “idiopathic cardiomyopathy” meant that doctors couldn’t find a cause for Darren’s heart failure. But he’s overcome the uncertainty to make sure he’s living his best life. Staying positive.

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The Heart Foundation’s single biggest annual fundraiser of the year, the Big Heart Appeal, is back this month with a strong message – help us to save lives through life-saving heart research.

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From co-enzyme Q10 to plant sterols, can dietary supplements benefit your heart health? We explore the evidence.

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A heart attack treatment that could increase longevity and quality of life for New Zealanders with heart disease is the focus of new Heart Foundation funded research.

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Warren never guessed that the slight breathlessness he’d been experiencing was a cardiac problem that would require open heart surgery.

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When Peggy was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, her heart was functioning at just 15%. But, with medication and an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), this has more than doubled.

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At 20 years old, single-mum Tara was diagnosed with familial dilated cardiomyopathy, causing her heart to function at 30% of its normal capacity. Tara shares her road to recovery and the amazing support she received.

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Once an avid triathlete and social worker, Christine went from a diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis and heart failure to a life-saving heart transplant. She now embraces new challenges like the Transplant Games, showing how through it all she continues to maintain her active spirit.

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Becky was a busy 22 year old working in the film industry in Fiji, when she suddenly began to suffer extreme breathlessness. A week later she’d been diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and was fighting for her life in North Shore Hospital.

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