🫀 Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a name for a group of disease affecting the heart and blood vessels. Types of CVD include:
⭐️ Coronary heart disease or Ischaemic heart disease
⭐️ Stroke
⭐️ Hypertensive disease
⭐️ Heart failure
⭐️ Cardiomyopathy
⭐️ Peripheral vascular disease
⭐️ Rheumatic heart disease
⭐️ Congenital heart disease
4.2 million Australians reported having CVD in 2014-15. It is the leading cause for mortality worldwide, meaning 1 person every 12 minutes will die from CVD in Australia.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are 1.7 x more likely to get CVD compared to non-Indigenous Australians. In Port Augusta, we have higher rates of hospitalisation from heart attacks (18.9 per 10,000 people) compared to the state average.
👩⚕️🩺 Along with medical help from your GP and specialists, including exercise in your daily routine can see benefits to your cardiac health. If you currently have CVD or experience cardiac issues like high blood pressure or lightheadedness, it is safest to start exercise with advice from a professional 🏋️♀️🏃♂️
That’s where Comet Healthcare is here to help!
Contact us via our 📞 (08) 7610 8242 or visit us in person at 🏠 6 High Street to book a consult with an exercise physiologist today and kickstart your heart health journey🏅
Jenna Glamuzina – 23.02.2026