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Prof Chan with one of his patients just weeks after having the procedure.
Controlled heart attack restores quality of life
12 September 2019
A unique procedure, which involves the use of alcohol to induce a controlled heart attack is restoring quality of life for a small number of patients.
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Abstinence from alcohol helps irregular heartbeat
19 March 2019
Clinicians world-wide now have stronger evidence to use when asking their atrial fibrillation patients to stop drinking.
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Cardiologist Colin and patient Angela
Saving hearts at Sandringham Hospital
26 October 2018
Angela is one of the first patients to have an echocardiogram at Sandringham Hospital, after The Alfred expanded its services to Bayside.
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Patient Jessica Zohs
Blood clot removal surgery saving lives
15 October 2018
A complex surgery to remove chronic blood clots from arteries in the lungs is giving Australians and New Zealanders a second chance.
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Petra Brosch with The Alfred doctors who saved her life, and Ambulance Victoria paramedics.
Heart attack, life support, transplant – Petra beats all odds
27 August 2018
When Petra Brosch’s heart stopped beating during a routine run on Elwood beach, it was the beginning of a journey that would see The Alfred’s specialists drawing on the latest in cutting-edge medicine to save her life. The 35-year-old was suffering irreparable heart failure that would see her rely on life support, then an artificial heart and ultimately organ transplant.
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Daniel Vizor
How an anonymous donor saved Daniel’s life
30 July 2018
Queen’s Birthday weekend in 2016 is one Daniel Vizor will never forget. That was the weekend that, overnight, his life changed forever.
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A cup of roasted coffee beans
Coffee back on the menu for those with heart problems?
17 April 2018
Patients being treated for heart rhythm disorders are commonly advised to avoid caffeine, however a new study suggests coffee and tea may be tolerated – and could even help manage an irregular heart rate.
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Professor Peter Kistler
New research reverses risk of heart failure
30 August 2017
A life-changing discovery in heart research has revealed a one-off procedure to treat a common condition can also reverse heart failure and eliminate the need for lifelong medication in some patients.
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Anthea Elliott is the first Australian patient to participate in the global TAVI trial
The Alfred joins global heart trial
26 June 2017
The Alfred is the first Australian hospital to take part in a global trial that could eliminate the need for open heart surgery in some patients suffering a common heart valve disease.
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Professor Paul Myles
Alfred Health research wins Australian Trial of the Year
19 May 2017
The Alfred's Director of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Professor Paul Myles, and his team were today awarded Australian Trial of the Year for their worldwide study exploring the risks associated with aspirin and tranexamic acid (TXA).
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