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Calls for heart checks with heart attacks a leading cause of death in Australia

Heart disease research

A doctor checking a patient's blood pressure (AAP) Credit: Anthony Devlin/PA/Alamy

It's National Heart Week - and with heart attack being the leading cause of death in Australia - the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute is setting up free heart health check-ups across the state. The health Tour hopes to identify the risk of heart disease in participants and save them from a deadly but preventable disease.


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It's National Heart Week - and with heart attack being the leading cause of death in Australia - the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute is setting up free heart health check-ups across the state. The health Tour hopes to identify the risk of heart disease in participants and save them from a deadly but preventable disease.



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