Device Tech wins NSW Health's defib rollout contract
22 August, 2022Following a tender and evaluation process, Device Technologies Australia has been contracted by NSW Health to roll out patient monitors and touch-screen defibrillators.
Hollywood Private Hospital starts HyCASA training
03 August, 2022Hollywood Private Hospital is set to become a training and education hub for Hybrid Catheter Ablation and Surgical Ablation (HyCASA).
New approach needed to tackle stroke prevention: experts
01 August, 2022Melbourne researchers have found that current primary stroke prevention measures are insufficient and fragmented, and a more holistic approach is "urgently" needed.
Study urges stop to unnecessary stroke procedures
25 July, 2022An analysis of four decades of data has found that surgery and stents have limited impact in combating the risk of stroke.
AI tool could help predict heart attacks
13 July, 2022International researcher Professor Natalia Trayanova, Johns Hopkins University, USA, has developed an artificial intelligence and bioengineering tool that could prove to be life-saving for more than four million Australians affected by cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Improving survival from sudden cardiac arrest
30 June, 2022 by Mansi GandhiJessica Maris was feeding her baby when her husband Bryan, 31 and a keen cyclist, suffered a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in bed.
Tool to assist in early diagnosis and management of heart failure
27 June, 2022Clinicians, patients, carers and politicians are joining charity organisation hearts4heart in urging Australians to be smart about their heart, as they kick off Australia's inaugural Heart Failure Awareness Week.
Pin-prick test could pick early signs of heart attack, stroke
22 June, 2022A University of Sydney engineer is developing a biomedical micro-device to detect subtle platelet changes before a heart attack or stroke takes place.
New alliance to fight sudden cardiac arrest
08 June, 2022Sudden cardiac arrest affects 20,000 Australians each year, with 90% of those who experience the event dying from it.
Gout drug may help heart failure patients: study
25 May, 2022Colchicine, a common gout drug, has significantly improved survival rates for patients hospitalised with worsening heart failure, according to a new study.
Updated stroke management guidelines released
16 May, 2022Over 30 new and updated recommendations have been made for stroke management since 2018.
Study links early-life infections to future cardiovascular disease risk
11 May, 2022A Melbourne-led study has found a link between early-life infections and cardiovascular disease risk in adulthood, offering opportunities for targeted intervention.
Five childhood risk predictors for heart attacks and strokes in adulthood
08 April, 2022Five childhood risk factors that predict stroke and heart attacks in adulthood have been identified after being tracked for up to half a century in the world's largest international prospective cardiovascular disease study.
Vascular disease: five genes that may affect millions of women
09 November, 2021Scientists from Australia, the US and Europe have identified key genes responsible for fibromuscular dysplasia — or FMD — a vascular disease that affects the arteries and can cause heart attack, kidney complications, stroke and aneurysm.
AI-powered imaging software begins market pilot
21 September, 2021Artrya's non-invasive diagnostic support solution to detect coronary artery disease has commenced its first market pilot with Perth-based radiology practice Envision Medical Imaging.
