Twenty years on,David wishes he’d used his first heart attack as a wake-up call

Twenty years on,David wishes he’d used his first heart attack as a wake-up call

Cardiac rehab can reduce the likelihood of hospital readmission by 25 per cent. So,why don’t more people take part?

  • bySarah Berry

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This surgery saved Alexia’s life. Labor’s ‘backflip’ could end it at Randwick

This surgery saved Alexia’s life. Labor’s ‘backflip’ could end it at Randwick

Health Minister Ryan Park says there has been no change to cardiac services at the Sydney Children’s Hospital at Randwick. Doctors and families aren’t convinced.

  • byAngus Thomson
Sara was 20 when her heart stopped. Now scientists want to know why
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Sara was 20 when her heart stopped. Now scientists want to know why

Sara Catena is one of the first on a database of cardiac-arrest victims. It’s hoped the registry will solve the mystery behind young people dying suddenly.

  • byAngus Thomson
Giving up meat can lower your risk of cardiovascular disease

Giving up meat can lower your risk of cardiovascular disease

New research shows the benefits of eating less meat,but not all plant-based diets are equal.

  • bySarah Berry
Do you need a stent? Here’s what you need to know

Do you need a stent? Here’s what you need to know

Half of them might be going into patients who don’t need them.

  • byPaul Biegler
Annette was 39 when she felt a pain like ‘a knife through the back of my chest’
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Annette was 39 when she felt a pain like ‘a knife through the back of my chest’

Twenty years on,Annette Maher and her sister are helping scientists in their quest to find the cause of heart attacks affecting otherwise fit and healthy women.

  • byAngus Thomson
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When Tess died in her sleep,it unravelled a family health secret that saved her mum

When Tess died in her sleep,it unravelled a family health secret that saved her mum

When fit young people like Tess Hughes,23,pass away unexpectedly,families and pathologists are faced with a medical mystery that spans generations.

  • byWendy Tuohy
A defibrillator saved this Wiggle’s life. Now he wants them everywhere

A defibrillator saved this Wiggle’s life. Now he wants them everywhere

The revelation that he was one of only 10 per cent of people to survive a sudden cardiac arrest set Greg Page on a mission to improve the situation for the other 90 per cent.

  • byAngus Thomson
‘It means families are kept together’:Child heart transplant service opens

‘It means families are kept together’:Child heart transplant service opens

Young patients from NSW previously had to be transferred to Melbourne for the life-saving operation.

  • byMary Ward
Two small changes could transform our health. Why is it so hard?

Two small changes could transform our health. Why is it so hard?

The system is set up against people carrying more weight. Experts say it’s like climate change - and it’s up to governments to help.

  • bySarah Berry
Research offers hope for kids such as William,who survived 10 cardiac arrests
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Research offers hope for kids such as William,who survived 10 cardiac arrests

Researchers at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute have discovered a genetic mutation that causes cardiomyopathy,paving the way for new treatments.

  • byAisha Dow