Ischaemia with no obstructive coronary artery disease
Need to know: Ischaemic heart disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, and coronary atherosclerosis is a well-recognised cause. However, ischaemia with no…
Tag: Cardiology
Hypertension guideline changes likely to target patients on insufficient long-term therapy
Upcoming revisions to hypertension guidelines will likely contain specific recommendations for patients whose hypertension is uncontrolled despite medication, a top cardiologist says. Heart Foundation chief…
Two wins with one scan? Australia’s Lung Cancer Screening Program is primed to spot CV disease risk
As Australia approaches the launch of the ambitious National Lung Cancer Screening Program, experts say it could also identify the risk of cardiovascular diseases among…
Doctors missed patient’s MI after attributing symptoms to exercise bike mishap: coroner
Doctors missed an AMI diagnosis because they assumed a woman’s abdominal and ribcage pain was related to a fall onto her stationary bike handles, a…
Can Australia do better at detecting heart valve disease?
Timely detection of heart valve disease is suboptimal because patients do not know what it is and GPs do not routinely perform auscultation, an Australian…
What the largest Australian case series on vaccine-associated myocarditis foundÂ
Myocarditis associated with COVID-19 vaccination mainly affects men aged 24 or younger and tends to be mild, according to the largest case series reported in…
Aussie study illuminates the huge cardiac risk that follows kidney failure
Patients with kidney failure and comorbid insulin-treated diabetes are 65 times more likely than adults in the general population to need major cardiac surgery, research…
Transdermal vs oral MHT: What difference does the treatment route make to CVD risk?
Researchers have assessed the cardiovascular risks for a variety of hormone therapies for postmenopausal women, finding ‘diverse effects’ for different treatments. For example, postmenopausal women…
Delayed myocarditis diagnosis left five-year-old with no hope of survival: coroner
A five-year-old with fulminant influenza A myocarditis was left with no chance of survival after a series of clinical failings at Canberra Hospital, a coroner…
Wrist cuff BP measure ‘non-inferior’ to upper-arm reading
Validated blood pressure devices that take readings at a patient’s wrist are an appropriate option for patients who cannot use a traditional upper-arm cuff, Australian-led…
