Advanced Heart Failure Clinic
Health professional information
Clinical service overview
Our advanced heart failure clinics will benefit patients who could be considered for advanced therapies such as heart transplantation or ventricular assist device (VAD) insertion. This includes complex patients experiencing recurrent hospitalizations, recurrent ventricular arrhythmia, who are unsuitable for coronary/valvular intervention and intolerant of standard pharmacotherapy.
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Advanced Heart Failure Clinics:
Subspeciality heart failure clinics including:
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Clinic
- Heart Failure Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFPEF or Diastolic Heart Failure)
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Clinic
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis Clinic
- Cardiac Genetics Clinic
- Heart Failure (Pacing and Resynchronization)
We provide frequent clinical monitoring with our cardiologists as well as telephone reviews with our heart failure nurse practitioners and cardiac pharmacists. We provide access to cutting-edge clinical trials through research collaborations with Monash University and the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute.
We aim to collaborate with referring practitioners in a shared-care model and encourage referrals and consultations.
Clinic times
| Day | Campus | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | The Alfred | Afternoon |
| Wednesday | The Alfred | Morning |
Clinic consultants
- Dr Anna Beale: Cardiology
- Dr Caitlin Cheshire: Cardiology
- Dr Sarah Gutman: Cardiology
- A/Prof James Hare: Cardiology
- Dr Trent Hartshorne: Cardiology
- Dr Leah Iles: Cardiology
- A/Prof Ingrid Hopper: General Medicine
- Prof David Kaye: Cardiology
- A/Prof Justin Mariani: Cardiology
- A/Prof Hitesh Patel: Cardiology (Pacing and Heart Failure)
- Dr Yusuke Sata: Cardiology
- Dr Su Ling Tee: Cardiology
- Dr Christianne Tan: General Medicine
MBS-billed service
On the doctor’s behalf, Alfred Health can bulk bill the cost of the consultation for some services through Medicare. This means there is no out of pocket expense to the patient.
MBS-billed services require a current referral. Provide your patient with a 12 month referral to see the specialist of your choice at the requested clinic.
Referrals must be addressed to a named specialist or the Head of service, listed at the top of this page. Clinic consultants are listed on every clinic page.
Note that from time to time, your patient may be seen by another specialist in the clinic, in order to expedite their treatment.
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