Impact Report
Our Impact Report is now available
Australian Heart Research is part of The Hospital Research Foundation Group. See our life-changing impact, made possible thanks to your support.
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We won’t stop until we’ve beaten heart disease.
Australian Heart Research supports translational medical research to improve the lives of our family and friends living with heart disease. With your donations, we fund lifesaving research into prevention, early detection and treatments for heart disease.
How you can join the fight
Fundraise
Fundraising for heart disease research is a fun, social and rewarding way to join the fight against these conditions.
Give in Honour
Is someone you love living with heart disease and you’d like to honour them? Or perhaps you’d like to give in memory. Every donation makes an impact!
Partner With Us
Become a corporate or community partner of Australian Heart Research. Align yourself with a worthy cause and support our mission to beat heart disease.
We’re helping people with heart disease.
Sadly, 1 Australian dies from heart disease every 12 minutes. We have to change this…. and with your help we know we can.
It’s important to know the risk factors for heart disease and what you can do to protect yourself.
There’s also different types of heart disease to be aware of, and with the generous support of the community, we are funding lifesaving research into these.
Translating medical research into outcomes for patients as soon as possible.
We’re proud to support our dedicated clinicians, scientists and students who continue to advance their research in the fight to beat heart disease.
Together, we are determined to improve heart health through advances in knowledge and research.
Latest News
Update on world's smallest 3D-printed catheter to prevent heart attacks
The world’s smallest 3D-printed imaging catheter – the size of human hair – is proving it could become a lifesaving tool to identify people at high risk of a heart attack.
Joel's trek for heart disease
There is a very personal motivation behind Joel Savage’s mission to fundraise for heart disease – doctors discovered a 3.2cm hole in his heart at 19 years of age.
‘Virtual heart’ treatment gives hope for atrial fibrillation
A cutting-edge ‘virtual heart’ software tool is set to be
introduced in Australia for the first time to help people living
with a common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation (AF).
Study shows atrial fibrillation linked to cognitive impairment
A review of more than 60 peer-reviewed articles has found that people with atrial fibrillation are more at risk of cognitive impairment.
