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It is perfectly normal if you are, especially if any of the following relate to you: You have a family history of heart disease or other heart-related conditions. You have high cholesterol. You have high blood pressure. You are overweight (although being fit and healthy doesn’t guarantee you won’t have a sudden heart attack). You are over 50 and want to look after your health as you age. Or you have read the statistics such as one Australian dies every 28 minutes from heart disease, and you want to do everything you can to reduce your risk.

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My name is Sue and I have followed you since the start. Most of this time I have been living in Kota Kinabalu in Borneo, Malaysia but recently returned to Australia permanently due to my Husband having some health issues and we now living in Brisbane. Which brings me to you! My Father died several years ago of heart disease. He was a heavy smoker, lack of exercise and although at the time his diet was probably considered to be healthy whereas today it wouldn’t cut it (in my eyes anyway). He had 2 brothers who consequently died of heart disease also. All three of them were in their early 60’s.

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Hi Warrick, greetings from Western Australia, where we're starting to get to Spring. Lots of flowers, and the nectarines are looking good for the year, and we hope it will be a wonderful year.

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COVID-19 and heart disease are not happy bedfellows but they can become companionable. As the pandemic rolls on, it is apparent that older people and those with comorbidities are more at risk than others. Those comorbidities include conditions related to long-term elevated cholesterol levels, such as previous heart attack or previous stroke. These raise concerns around how best to approach living in a virus-infected world.

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The two words, 'heart failure', send a spark of fear through the healthiest of people. What most people hear are the words 'heart attack' and, even in today's world of medical marvels, they spell F-E-A-R. Yet, those are two very different conditions.

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Do you know your risk of heart attack?... Heart disease is the number one killer in the Western World and can be prevented in many cases. Being fit and healthy is no guarantee that the arteries in your heart are in good shape. We believe you can prevent a heart attack. We can put in place strategies to reduce risk. We can literally plan to change your future... Take the free test online with immediate results on what to do next.

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Severe crushing chest pain hits you. OMG - a heart attack! Or is it?

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Heart failure, or cardiac failure, is a weighty condition in today's society, affecting approximately 480,000 people in Australia and more than 25 million world-wide. The Cinderella of cardiovascular disease; it is much less known than heart attack or stroke, yet heart failure (HF) is a serious condition with a worse outcome than most cancers. And it affects more women than men.

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Are you on a cholesterol lowering tablet? Are you happy you're on a cholesterol lowering tablet. Do you know exactly why you're on that tablet? Do you know what goal or objective, what levels you're aiming for with that tablet?

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I'm interested in trying to reduce cardiovascular events, or heart attack, for individuals. I've got a question for you today, though. What I'd like to know is whether you're engaged in looking after your own health and do you know what your up-to-date sugar levels are?

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