Hypertension is often perceived as an older person’s condition, but most Australians aged 18–39 years with hypertension don’t know they have it.
The Healthy Start for Young Hearts Alliance brings together experts across public health and clinical care with the aim to prevent cardiovascular disease before it begins.
A summary of the new Australian clinical guideline for diagnosing and managing acute coronary syndromes 2025 has been published in the Medical Journal of Australia.
If we are to future-proof heart care in Australia, we must reimagine our national commitment to secondary prevention through cardiac rehabilitation.
The SARS-CoV-2 virus has caused enormous global healthcare challenges and further led to longer-term health complications for millions of infected individuals. Much remains to be learned about the virus, but one thing is clear: the SARS-CoV-2 virus can unleash widespread, systemic effects throughout the body due to its ability to cause damage to endothelial cells (termed endotheliitis). This process is associated with microvasculature dysfunction and is a major cause of the acute and chronic complications (Long-COVID-19) of the disease.
A new online blood pressure calculator could help overcome the inadequacies of hypertension treatment in Australia
Up to seven in ten of the 76 000 people screened during the Shane Warne Legacy Health Check at the 2023 Boxing Day Test cricket match and 311 participating community pharmacies were identified to have an undiagnosed cardiovascular risk factor.
It would be tempting to think that the problem of coronary heart disease has been solved.
The goal of the updated guideline is to ensure that clinicians are supported by the best evidence-based recommendations available, to provide the best possible outcomes for people with acute coronary syndromes.
