ECGs for patients in dramatic decline after GP rebate was cut to $16
The RACGP says the Federal Government should let GPs access a better paid MBS item for ECG tracing and recording “effective immediately” to close the…
Tag: Cardiology
TGA warns of sudden cardiac death risk with azithromycin
The TGA has slapped safety warnings on azithromycin over a very rare risk of acute cardiovascular death, particularly within the first five days of use. …
Specialists dependent on Rex Airlines to fly them into rural communities say its collapse will be catastrophic
Associate Professor Rachael Cordina is among hundreds of doctors who regularly fly on troubled Rex Airlines to treat rural patients. But the cardiologist and her…
Vigorous exercise does not increase long QTS-associated cardiac event rate
In patients with congenital long-QT syndrome, the rate of cardiac events associated with long-QT syndrome was low and did not differ between those exercising vigorously…
Lipid-based CVD score targets ‘troubling’ intermediate-risk patients
Australian doctors have created a lipid-based risk score to help manage the ‘troubling group’ of patients at intermediate risk of CVD. Based on a routine…
Was I fit to drop? My obsession with endurance exercise terminated with a CACS of 1606
When it comes to exercise, it’s possible to get too much of a good thing. The kind of detrimental excess endurance exercise I’m going to…
Semaglutide should be first-line option for diabetic CKD, doctors say
Semaglutide should be a first-line treatment option for adults with diabetic chronic kidney disease and albuminuria, say renal specialists. It follows a landmark Australian-led trial,…
Annual hypertension screening vital to hit 70% BP control target, say leading specialists
All adults visiting general practice should have their blood pressure measured at least once a year regardless of cardiovascular risk factors, according to the National…
Why Australia is at risk of an RSV epidemic
Leading infectious disease expert warns of unprecedented spikes and calls for greater uptake of RSV vaccination in older adults
24 surgeries in 24 years: The remarkable story of Dr Caitlin Rutherford-Heard
“The doctor didn’t come to speak to me afterwards. They didn’t tell Mum and Dad that the surgery hadn’t worked. “They didn’t visit me in the ICU or on the ward. I never had a follow-up appointment. …
