
Cardiovascular disease is the term for all types of diseases that affect your heart or blood vessels. This includes coronary artery disease (clogged arteries), which can cause heart attacks, stroke, congenital heart defects and peripheral artery disease.
'Heart disease' (mate manawa) is a catch-all phrase for a variety of conditions that affect your heart’s structure and function. All heart diseases are cardiovascular diseases, but not all cardiovascular diseases are heart disease. Learn more about the most common cardiovascular conditions, including their causes, symptoms, prevention, diagnosis and treatment options.


Atherosclerosis

Atrial fibrillation | Manawa tukituki

Cardiac arrest

Congenital heart disease

Coronary artery disease

Heart attack | Hē manawa

Heart attack symptoms in women

Heart disease | Mate manawa

Heart disease in women

Heart failure | Manawa ngoikore

Heart valve disease | Mate manawa takirere

High blood pressure | Mate pēhanga toto

Cholesterol - high| Mate toto hinuhinu

Low blood pressure

Peripheral vascular disease | Rerenga toto manauhea

Stroke topics | Mate rehu ohotata

Transient ischaemic attack | Mate rehu ohotata iti

NZSL heart disease videos
