March 6, 2015
Dr Michele McGrady supports International Women’s Day 2015
Royal Prince Alfred’s Michele McGrady is proof that it’s never too late to switch careers and follow your heart – even if it means 14 years of additional study and…
August 5, 2013
Treatment of Sleep Apnoea with CPAP Improves the Results of Catheter Ablation (PVI) Procedures In Atrial Fibrillation
New research from Harvard Medical School has shown that the results of treatment of paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) by catheter ablation are much better when co-existent sleep apnoea (OSA) is treated (JACC July 23 2013).
August 20, 2012
Heart Failure in Indigenous Australians: The ‘Heart of the Heart Study’
Heart failure, a condition where the heart is unable to pump blood effectively to meet the needs of the body, leads to fluid retention, breathlessness, tiredness and impacts on the quality of life of those affected by it.
February 19, 2012
Bicuspid Aortic Valve Project
Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital cardiac malformation, with a prevalence of 1-2% in the general population and results in greater morbidity than all other congenital heart diseases combined.
February 1, 2012
New Insights into how Sleep Apnoea adversely affects Procedures to Cure Atrial Fibrillation
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is common in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and has been shown to be a risk factor for AF in a number of studies of patients with and without structural heart disease.
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