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Food inside the stomach is only kept there by the force of gravity so to avoid heartburn, don't lie down after a big meal.

Information and links to fact sheets about the heart, heart disease and heart attacks.

Heart attack is an emergency. If you have warning signs of heart attack, get help fast. Call triple zero (000) and ask for an ambulance.

Heart failure is a condition where the heart muscle doesn’t pump blood to the rest of the body as well as it should.

An enlarged heart isn?t a condition in itself, but a symptom of an underlying problem that is causing the heart to work harder than normal.

Angina attacks can be prompted by exertion or physical exercise, when the hard-working heart muscle requires greater amounts of oxygen.

Endocarditis is an infection of the heart valves or the inner lining of the heart.

The heart is about the size of a clenched fist and lies in the middle of your chest, behind and slightly to the left of your breastbone.

Many children have innocent heart murmurs that don?t require any treatment, but medical tests are often needed to check.

Some congenital heart defects are mild and cause no significant disturbance to the way the heart functions.