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Coffee the secret to a long life

25 March 2022

Drinking coffee could help you live longer according to world-first research by heart specialists at The Alfred.

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Keeping hearts alive outside the body

11 October 2021

A ground-breaking trial taking place across Australia and New Zealand could change the future of heart transplantation, potentially enabling up to 15 per cent more heart transplants to occur each year.

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Breathless? Clinic to measure heart health after COVID

4 September 2020

The first specialist clinic in Australia to study the impact of COVID-19 on the heart is opening at The Alfred.

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Craig’s second lease on life

31 July 2020

For the first time in fifteen years Craig is able to feel his toes again. Craig received a life changing heart transplant just over two months ago and has never felt more alive.

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Tim’s giving spirit lives on

28 July 2020

Jo and Tim had everything ahead of them. After four happy years together, they were planning to build their dream home. Jo never dreamed that this year, she would be faced with making a heartbreaking decision on Tim’s behalf – would he want to be an organ donor.

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A team close to the heart

27 July 2020

The Alfred Heart and Lung Transplant team see the daily battles and the extraordinary journeys all our transplant patients face. Professor Andrew Taylor and Janelle McLean from this team, are by these patient’s side from their very first admission to their final follow up appointment.

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New mum’s hope for new heart

26 July 2020

As Kayla laid in the intensive care unit (ICU) her family and partner rallied around to care for her three-week-old baby and prepare for the worst. Kayla’s heart was failing, and she was in need of life-saving surgery.

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COVID a threat to vital organs

21 July 2020

COVID-19 is not a standard respiratory virus, it’s a serious threat to a number of vital organs. As medical specialists learn more about the virus and how it affects the human body, alarming complications are becoming evident including life-threatening blood clots in the lungs, heart and brain of COVID-19 patients.

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Staying safe in bushfire smoke

7 January 2020

Smoke from the devastating bushfires is blanketing many parts of Victoria, including Melbourne.

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Miniature heart pump a life saver

4 November 2019

Alfred cardiologists have used a miniature heart pump to keep a Melbourne-man alive during a high-risk stent procedure.

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