Australian-designed model for heart attack, stroke prevention
09 August, 2024Researchers have designed a novel health economic model to inform different health interventions and treatment plans for people at risk of heart attack and stroke.
Progress on new hypertension and lipid guidelines
02 August, 2024Around 4.5 million Australian adults have high blood pressure and 8.5 million have abnormal blood lipid levels. Each is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Prediction model for cardiac arrest treatment
30 July, 2024When treating cardiac arrests, rapid action can improve the chance of survival.
Roadmap to improve blood pressure control rates
15 July, 2024The National Hypertension Taskforce has published a roadmap to improve Australia's blood pressure control rates from the current 32% to 70% by 2030.
High-intensity interval training boosts brain function for years
10 July, 2024Aging is one of the biggest risks for dementia, a condition that affects almost half a million Australians.
Combining diabetes drugs offers heart, kidney benefits: study
09 July, 2024SGLT2is, also called gliflozins, are a class of drug that lower blood glucose by increasing its excretion in the urine, while GLP-1RAs, such as Ozempic, work by enhancing insulin release and sensitivity.
Social factors that may reduce CVD risk: men vs women
06 June, 2024Monash University-led research has identified differences in social factors that may reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk for men and women.
Heart failure device could prevent hospitalisation
14 May, 2024The device may be able to detect signs of fluid overload and could be used to monitor patients with heart failure.
SJG Bendigo Hospital expands cardiac care service
13 May, 2024The service has six cardiologists rostered onsite to provide diagnosis and treatment as part of the service.
Australian regions with high cardiac arrest rates and low CPR: study
26 April, 2024Australia has about 26,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests annually, with only 12% of patients treated by ambulance surviving to hospital discharge and/or 30 days.
Non-invasive tests may miss heart failure in AF patients: study
03 April, 2024Existing non-invasive screening tools may miss heart failure amongst patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and should be used with caution, suggests latest research from the University of Adelaide (UA).
Open water swimming: identifying and managing SIPE
04 March, 2024SIPE occurs when excess fluid accumulates in the lungs, causing acute shortness of breath during or immediately after swimming.
Hypertension guidelines must include salt substitues: research
07 February, 2024In Australia and New Zealand, most people consume excessive amounts of sodium, with the estimated average said to be about 3600 mg/day
Anti-psychotic medications and the risk of heart rhythm disorders
31 January, 2024Around 350,000 Australians are prescribed at least one anti-psychotic drug each year, prompting calls to better monitor patients and perform ECGs.
Getinge PICCO hemodynamic monitoring solution
01 November, 2023Getinge's advanced hemodynamic monitoring solution PiCCO is designed to provide a minimally invasive measurement of cardiac output and its determinants (preload, afterload, contractility) as well as the quantification of pulmonary oedema through the measuring of the extravascular lung water index (ELWI).
