Artificial heart to give new hope to heart failure patients
A revolutionary, implantable mechanical device to be tested at The Alfred is set to provide new hope to patients with debilitating heart failure.
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A revolutionary, implantable mechanical device to be tested at The Alfred is set to provide new hope to patients with debilitating heart failure.
Heart patients of the future are set to benefit from a new partnership which will bring together the combined strengths of three leading institutions in cardiovascular research and patient care.
When 43-year-old Melbourne dad Mark Wohlers suffered a cardiac arrest last year, it was the swift emergency response and an Australian-first clinical trial that gave him a second chance at life.
Two Alfred heart experts have today declared a new method of donor heart preservation a gamechanger for heart transplantation in Australia and New Zealand.
An innovative procedure being performed in The Alfred’s Heart Centre is giving new hope to patients suffering from a life-threatening condition.
There’s no better day to consider matters of the heart than Valentine’s Day.
When 38-year-old mother of two Rupika Chopra came to The Alfred’s emergency department in August with a sore neck, she could never have predicted the eight weeks to follow.
In a Victorian first, a new keyhole procedure at The Alfred is giving hope to patients with a common yet deadly heart valve disease who have been previously considered ineligible for lifesaving surgery due to their age or health.
Heart specialists at The Alfred have hit a Victorian milestone as they continue to transform care for patients with aortic stenosis, a common but serious condition related to progressive narrowing of the aortic valve.
Women experiencing chest pain or other symptoms of cardiac distress now have access to a specialist clinic just for them.