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Open water swimming: identifying and managing SIPE

04 March, 2024

SIPE 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, 2024

In 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, 2024

Around 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, 2023

Getinge'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).


AF diagnosis linked to mild cognitive decline

31 October, 2023

Atrial fibrillation (AF) diagnosis was linked to a 45% increased risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) among a cohort of 4.3 million individuals in the UK.


Global guidance to improve inherited high cholesterol care

10 October, 2023

The International Atherosclerosis Society released guidance to improve care of Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH), and the risk of early heart disease.


Partnership to boost heart disease research

26 September, 2023

The Victor Change Cardiac Research Institute and Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research partnership aims to strengthen heart research nationally.


Lead exposure likely behind 5.5 million CVD deaths: study

13 September, 2023

Cardiovascular disease deaths and IQ loss caused by lead exposure could be far higher than previous estimates, according to new analysis.


Device to improve pacemaker surgery efficiency

05 September, 2023

South Australian company C.tech (Cardiovascular Technology Pty) has developed the OnePoint Junction Box with an aim to improve pacemaker surgery.


Cold-stored platelets being trialled in Aust hospitals

28 August, 2023

A cold platelets trial is testing if platelets stored at 4°C are better at reducing blood loss during complex cardiac surgery.


More than half of heart diseases linked to lifestyle factors

28 August, 2023

Five classic risk factors — overweight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking and diabetes mellitus — are linked to more than half of cardiovascular diseases worldwide.


Illicit drugs behind one in three sudden cardiac deaths: Vic study

31 July, 2023

Around one-third of young adults in Victoria who experienced sudden cardiac deaths (SCDs) outside of a hospital setting from April 2019 to April 2021 used illegal drugs prior to their fatal events.


New CHAP project to support country heart patients

26 July, 2023

The Country Health Attack Prevention program, or CHAP Project, is tailor-made for country people's recovery and secondary prevention support.


Call for awareness on metabolic syndrome that increases heart disease risk

24 July, 2023

The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (VCCRI) is calling for improving awareness on conditions that can double the risk of cardiovascular disease.


Under 40s with mental health problems at higher risk of heart attack, stroke

10 May, 2023

One in every eight of the 20- to 39-year-old participants were found to have some kind of mental illness, including depression, anxiety and insomnia.


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