Heart patient stories
The Real Life Stories and Faces behind Heart Disease
Be inspired by these true stories from patients who are battling everyday with heart conditions, those who have survived heart attacks and cardiac arrests, and those whom we've lost due to heart disease.
Learn how heart disease have affected these Australians and their families.
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Inayah's Heart Transplant Story
19 April 2024
At just five years old, Inayah has already undergone a heart transplant and five open-heart surgeries.
Ayden and Nate's Story - Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Barry's Story - SCAD heart attack
Heart attack, SCAD
Ben's Story - Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis, Heart attack
Breagha's Story - Heart Transplant
Dilated cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant
Brian's Story - SCAD heart attack
Heart attack, SCAD
Charlie's Story - CHD
Cardiac arrest, Congenital heart disease, Heart failure
Charlotte's Story - Heart Defect
Congenital heart disease
Chloe's Story - Hypoplastic Heart Syndrome
Congenital heart disease
Chloe's Story of Cardiomyopathy
Congenital heart disease, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Chris' Story - Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis, Heart attack
Chris's FMD story
Fibromuscular dysplasia
Connor's Story - Heart Attack
Arrhythmia, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Heart attack
Deanne's Story - Heart Disease
Heart attack, Heart failure, Heart Transplant
Emma's Story
Heart attack
Fred's Story - Heart Disease
Heart failure
Gary's Story - heart attack
Atherosclerosis, Heart attack
Acknowledgement of Country
The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute acknowledges Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
