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Help for your blood pressure
The new, improved My Heart&Stroke Blood Pressure Action Plan offers free, easy-to-use tools to help you track blood pressure readings, set goals, and get appointment and medication reminders. Sign up now.

Know the signs of stroke
Stroke is a medical emergency – and every minute counts. If someone is having a stroke, you can significantly improve survival and recovery by calling 9-1-1 or your local emergency number. Be ready – learn the signs of stroke.

Watch stories of living with heart disease and stroke
How does it feel to have your life turned upside down by a heart condition? Or to rebuild your future after a devastating stroke? In our new series of short videos, Canadians talk about the emotional impact of health challenges, recovery and change. Watch their stories.

Researcher aims to save newborn lives
A potentially deadly form of high blood pressure afflicts a small number of newborns in Canada – and about one-third of them do not survive. Now a Winnipeg physiologist is working to save these babies, with support from the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Learn more more about this important research.

How to measure your own blood pressure
If you’re taking your own blood pressure measurements, it’s crucial to know the right techniques. This video explains the steps. Watch it now.

Carol Blevins: 10k to eternity For most novice runners, the decision to participate in a 10-kilometre race is often associated with a significant amount of preparation and training. This was not the case with Carol Blevins. Read More...


  

Have you fainted? Read this
More than one in four unexplained cardiac arrests occurred in people who had an episode of fainting, according to new research supported by the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The finding could help doctors better identify those at risk and even prevent some sudden cardiac deaths. Learn more.

Carlie's Story - A Real Heart Hero Carlie Welters knows all too well what it’s like to lose someone too early to heart disease. At the young age of 19, Carlie lost her mother to a heart attack and again, at 29 lost her father to the same disease. Not getting to say goodbye was the hardest part and as time healed her pain, Carlie decided to turn her heartache into motivation.
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A Gift of More Time
At the age of 31, Chantal was a healthy expectant mother who was ready to begin a new phase in her life. But when she could not feel her child moving a day after her due date, she knew that something was terribly wrong. Read More... 

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