Circulatory support research
The Alfred Heart Failure and Transplant service remains committed to ongoing research to improve the quality of lives for patients living with VADs and advancing the management of these patients for the best clinical outcomes.
The Heart Failure and Transplant service at The Alfred cares for approximately twenty five to thirty patients with ventricular assist devices (VADs) per year.
From the first clinical research trial of the Australian designed VentrAssist VAD in 2002 we remain involved in research of the newest ventricular assist devices, most recently the HeartMate III as part of an international multi-centre collaborative research trial.
Particular foci of research currently include ventricular assist device driveline infections, the haemodynamics of VADs with exercise, acute and long-term rehabilitation programmes for best physical outcomes post surgical implantation, quality of life of patients living with VADs and anticoagulation monitoring.
Professor Kaye is the Director of Cardiology and a senior cardiologist in the Heart Failure & Transplant service at The Alfred.
