Real Life Stories of Heart Disease
The 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.

Michelle
grief connect

Kade
heart attack

Ursula
SCAD heart attack

Brian
SCAD heart attack

Lisa
congenital heart disease

Barry
SCAD heart attack

Lisa
congenital heart disease

Paul
sudden cardiac arrest

Melissa
sudden cardiac arrest

Karena
fibromuscular dysplasia

Lana and Annette
SCAD heart attacks

Gary's Story
heart attack

Marie's Story
postpartum cardiomyopathy

Peter's Story
cardiac arrest

Wayne's Story
cardiac arrest

Ben's Story
atherosclerosis

Sarah's Story
SCAD

Phi's Story
congenital heart disease

Syed's Story
sudden cardiac arrests

Heather's Story
SCAD heart attack

Ross's Story
heart failure & heart transplant

Trudi's Story
SCAD & FMD
Warren's Story
atrial fibrillation

Victoria's Story
heart failure

Victoria's Story
long QT syndrome

Sam's Story
SCAD heart attack

Margaret's Story
familial hypercholesterolemia

Chris' Story
fibromuscular dysplasia

Ollie's Story
congenital heart disease

Jesse's Story
sudden cardiac arrest

Jadyen's Story
cardiomyopathy

Nikki's Story
cardiomyopathy

Kellie's Story
congenital heart disease

Charlotte's Story
congenital heart disease

Kristen's Story
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)

Connor's Story
sudden heart attack

Jeff's Story
heart attack

Ryder's Story
congenital heart disease

Melissa's Story
familial dilated cardiomyopathy and heart transplant

Kiran's Story
heart attack

Leo's Story
congenital heart disease

Ayden & Nate's story
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Chris' Story
atherosclerosis

Charlie's Story
congenital heart disease

William's Story
dilated cardiomyopathy

Xander's Story
congenital heart disease

Liza's Story
SCAD

Patrick's Story
congenital heart disease

Mikey's Story
congenital heart disease

Miranda's Story
cardiomyopathy

Sophie's Story
congenital heart disease

Jamie's Story
Long QT

Chloe's Story
congenital heart disease

Fred's Story
heart disease

Scott's Story
atherosclerosis

Breagha's Story
dilated cardiomyopathy

Chloe's Story
cardiomyopathy

Sandy's Story
SCAD

Lara's Story
congenital heart disease

Joel's Story
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Memphis' Story
congenital heart disease

Deanne's Story
heart disease
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.
