Big spend on heart disease

NSW will spend $150 million over the next 10 years tackling one of the major causes of death in Australia – cardiovascular disease.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the record amount will start with a $60 million rollout to researchers in the upcoming state Budget.

“Heart disease remains Australia’s number one killer but with greater investment, researchers can predict, prevent and treat it more accurately,” she said yesterday.

Cardiovascular disease hits one in six Australians, and kills one person every 12 minutes.