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A video created by the New Zealand Heart Foundation that explains cholesterol.

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Easy-to-understand information from the Heart Foundation on blood cholesterol. 

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National Heart Foundation of Australia & Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes 2016

Authors: Chew DP, Scott IA, Cullen L, et al

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Pdf of iCCnet CHSA management of chest pain and suspected acute coronary syndrome. 

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Paper by Heart Online.

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It is important to understand consumer communication preferences for healthcare information content and access points. 

This rapid review presents a summary of the evidence around consumers’ needs and preferences for information about healthcare safety and quality.

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CHF was engaged and funded by NPS MedicineWise as the lead agency to plan and implement a project, Consumer Health Literacy Segmentation Research.

The Consumer Segmentation Research contributes to improving consumer health literacy as it relates to quality use of medicines (QUM) through the implementation of research to:

1. Understand the current status of health literacy amongst Australians

2. Inform future NPS MedicineWise Grant activities

3. Support the principles and objectives of the National Medicines Policy.

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Coronary angiogram is a procedure to view the coronary arteries, to work out which ones may have narrowed and in the case of a heart attack the location of the blocked vessel. Also called catheterisation.

Visit this great site by St Vincent's Hospital about Angiograms 

https://www.svhhearthealth.com.au/procedures/procedures-treatments/coronary-angiogram

Coronary arteries : The blood vessels that supply the heart are called coronary arteries; they sit on the surface of the heart. They are approximately the size of a charging cable. My Heart, My Life Booklet One chapter one has a good image of coronary arteries.