Around eight million Australians are set to benefit from a pioneering approach to cardiovascular disease.

In the wake of the growing effect of heart attacks and strokes, the Heart Foundation has restructured their approach to hopefully stop heart disease before it strikes.

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Heart Foundation Healthcare Programs Manager Natalie Raffoul told Gary Adshead on 6PR Mornings improving processes in family medical history, health analysis and symptom monitoring are all part of the plan.

“It will be more accurate and better at detecting heart disease, and therefore better at preventing heart attacks and strokes,” Ms Raffoul said.