Heart Health & Industry News
Hear from our cardiologists, heart experts and scientists on trending and breaking heart health research. Learn more about what's happening in Australia cardiovascular research.
26 articles
New mums - the fourth trimester & heart concerns
06 August 2023
Leading cardiologist Professor Jason Kovacic calls for more awareness of the heart health risks associated with the weeks and months after giving birth.
Metabolic syndrome - one in three Aussies at risk of heart disease
20 July 2023
The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute is calling for more awareness of metabolic syndrome – a cluster of conditions that can double the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Heart Health Checks Saved
05 May 2023
The Institute in a coalition of organisations have successfully campaigned the government in saving GP heart health checks.
Vital heart health test needs to be safeguarded not cut
23 March 2023
The Institute's Professor Jason Kovacic says the Medicare-funded heart health check item is needed more than ever with heart attacks on the rise across the country.
Shock Heart Health Statistics since COVID
12 February 2023
Victor Chang Heart Health Check specialist team find cholesterol, blood sugar, and blood pressure levels were all significantly higher since the start of COVID-19
Time to consider a vital new cholesterol Lp(a) testing
27 January 2023
Leading cardiologists call for doctors across Australia to start testing for a new marker of ‘bad’ cholesterol.
Providing new hope for patients with amyloidosis - a severe disease that can cause heart failure
30 November 2022
The Institute's Dr Nikki Bart is calling for greater awareness and screening of a disease that was considered a death sentence just five years ago.
New study - SCAD survivors in urgent need of post-care support
09 October 2022
The Institute’s Prof Bob Graham interviews Australian SCAD survivors discovering they need more physical and mental health support after their heart attack.
World-first transplant discovery giving hope to patients around the world
06 September 2022
Research reveals the 'Heart in a Box' technique has reduced heart transplant waiting lists in Australia, potentially around the world.
New SCAD clinic for patients in the Hunter Region of NSW
16 August 2022
The monthly clinic at John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, is being run by the Institute's Prof Bob Graham who leads our research into SCAD.
New Virtual Biopsy Developed set to Transform Heart Transplant Care
29 May 2022
The new MRI technique transforms the way we monitor rejection; it's less invasive than a biopsy and will change the lives of heart transplant survivors
Translational Cardiovascular Research – A Watershed Moment For Heart Research
14 January 2022
Scientists are now embarking on a new chapter of translational cardiovascular research ensuring their cutting-edge work will be translated to our patients.
TTRA Grant - National Research Centre for Cardiovascular Disease
14 January 2022
Joining forces with renowned institutions to establish the Australian Stroke & Heart Research Accelerator (ASHRA) made possible through TTRA $10M grant
Time to ‘Heal Country’ and End Rheumatic Heart Disease
07 July 2021
This NAIDOC Week, we reached out to scientists to learn more about this deadly heart disease and its impact on our First Nations people.
Scientists Urge Crackdown on Air Pollution to Help the Heart
16 June 2021
Our new publication on air pollution & cardiovascular disease asks; can Australian bushfires & global pandemic convince us to change our ways?
Atlassian partners with Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
10 December 2020
Atlassian has joined forces with the Cardiac Research Institute to help in the fight against heart disease, raising vital funds for heart research...
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