Preventing poor heart health to save lives

A couple at a health clinic in Darwin

A couple at a health clinic in Darwin Source: AAP

A new report shows more than 100-thousand heart attacks, strokes and deaths could be avoided over the next five years if all high-risk adults are treated with recommended medications.


 

First Nations people, Pacific Islanders and people of South Asian descent, have a significantly higher risk of developing heart disease and are among those being encouraged to get free Heart Health Checks.

 







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