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Cardiology research
In the Department of Cardiology, we maintain a heavy academic interest in improving the lives of our patients through careful research and scientific study.
About our research
We offer a range of diagnostic tests and treatments that are not offered anywhere else, and focus on ensuring that patients are offered the utmost in advances in recent evidence based medicine. The Alfred co-ordinates several large international research trials while also running focused tailored trials for patients, offering close clinical contact and access to cutting edge research.
We have a number of collaborative studies with Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute, the Burnet Institute and other Alfred Health services including:
Several distinguished members of the department have published in the key academic journals in cardiology, from the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and European Society of Cardiology.
We firmly believe in patient-centred care, and offering the latest that research has to offer is part of that.
Publications
Cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death registries: a systematic review of global coverage.
Elizabeth Davida Paratz, Luke Rowsell, Dominica Zentner, Sarah Parsons, Natalie Morgan, Tina Thompson, Paul James, Andreas Pflaumer, Christopher Semsarian, Karen Smith, Dion Stub, Andre La Gerche,
(2020), Open heart, 7(1), e001195
Extended-Release Oral Milrinone for the Treatment of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction.
Shane Nanayakkara, Melissa Byrne, Vivian Mak, Kaye Carter, Eliza Dean, David M Kaye
(2020), J AM HEART ASSOC, 9(13), e015026
Long-Term Outcomes Stratified by Body Mass Index in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.
Edward J Quine, Misha Dagan, Jeremy William, Shane Nanayakkara, Luke P Dawson, Stephen J Duffy, Julia Stehli, Ron J Dick, Nay M Htun, Dion Stub, Antony S Walton
(2020), AM J CARDIOL, 137, 77-82
Latest news
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Keeping hearts alive outside the body
A ground-breaking trial taking place across Australia and New Zealand could change the future of heart transplantation, potentially enabling up to 15 per cent more heart transplants to occur each year.