Did you know . . .

·        Heart failure affects 500,000 Australians and claims around 61,000 lives every year – that’s approximately 1 person dying of heart failure every 3 hours, 8 deaths each day.

·       It is the #1 cause of hospitalisations in people over age 65.

·       Heart failure is common and on the rise in Australia. As more people are surviving heart attacks and other acute heart diseases, more people are going to develop heart failure.

·       Despite the name, heart failure doesn’t mean the heart has stopped or failed, it means the heart is ‘failing’ to keep up with the body’s demands.

·       With early diagnosis, treatment and lifestyle changes, a person with heart failure can reduce their risk of hospitalisation, feel better, and live a longer and healthier life.

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