Listen To Your Heart NZ

24/02/2025

This week is Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week, and we want to encourage you, your friends, and family to get their hearts checked and help spread the word about this debilitating disease.

Know the symptoms and get your heart checked!

Listen to your heart

17/02/2025

This Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week, take a moment to reflect on the health of your heart. Heart valve disease can affect anyone, especially those over 65.²

Heart valve disease is serious but treatable, ask your doctor to listen to your heart with a stethoscope for early detection and encourage your family to do the same.

Download our info kit for more details on how to care for your heart and the hearts of your loved ones.


Reference:
² https://globalhearthub.org/

30/12/2024

Irregular heartbeats or heart palpitations shouldn’t be ignored. They could be symptoms of heart valve disease. Ask your GP to listen to your heart at your next visit. It’s quick and painless!

26/12/2024

If you’re experiencing dizziness or fainting spells, it might be more than just a “senior moment”. It could be a symptom of heart valve disease. Ask your GP to listen to your heart at your next visit.

25/12/2024

Swollen ankles or feet aren’t just a sign of standing too long. Mention this to your GP and ask for your heart to be listened to at your next appointment.

19/12/2024

Heart valve disease becomes more common as we age, but early detection can make all the difference. Get checked, stay informed, and give your heart the care it deserves.

Download our info kit to learn more about heart valve disease.

16/12/2024

Shortness of breath could be a symptom of heart valve disease
- ask your GP to listen to your heart at your next appointment.

12/12/2024

If you’re feeling more tired than usual. Don’t ignore it - ask your GP to listen to your heart at your next appointment.

06/12/2024

Feeling exhausted while doing everyday chores? It might not just be a long day, it could be a sign of something more serious. If fatigue is impacting your daily life, don’t overlook it. Get your doctor to listen to your heart with a stethoscope.

Download our info kit to learn more about the symptoms of heart valve disease.

28/11/2024

If you’re feeling short of breath while you’re out and about, it might be more than just a busy day. Get your doctor to listen to your heart with a stethoscope.

Download our info kit to learn more about potential symptoms of heart valve disease.

22/11/2024

Do your parents seem more tired than usual? It could be a sign of
heart valve disease. Encourage them to have their doctor listen to their heart with a stethoscope.

Download our info kit to learn more about the symptoms of heart valve disease.

14/11/2024

If you’re short of breath doing everyday activities, this could be a sign of heart valve disease. It’s important that your doctor listens to your heart with a stethoscope at your next visit.

Learn more about heart valve disease by taking our online health quiz.