Heart Centre podcasts

Cardiac arrest – what patients need to know

Professor Dion Stub gives an overview of cardiac arrest – the causes, treatment, and how we can improve outcomes.

Echocardiography and stress echocardiography at The Alfred

Dr Angie Leet tells us about what patients can expect and need to know prior to having an resting echocardiogram or stress echocardiogram at The Alfred.

What is aortic stenosis?

Professor Dion Stub talks through one of the most common valve diseases and the treatment options available to patients.

What is atrial fibrillation?

Professor Peter Kistler discusses the most common cardiac arrhythmia affecting Western societies.

What is coronary artery disease and angina?

Dr James Shaw explains what coronary artery disease, how it’s diagnosed and treated, and what the term angina means.

What is diastolic heart failure / heart failure with preserved ejection fraction?

Professor David Kaye gives a simple overview for what is a poorly understood condition – diastolic heart failure or heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

What is pulmonary vein isolation / atrial fibrillation ablation?

Professor Peter Kistler explains a common procedure used to treat atrial fibrillation and what patients need to know.

What is right heart catheterisation?

Dr Shane Nanayakkara explains the procedure of right heart catheterisation and what patients need to know prior.

What is systolic heart failure and how to we treat it?

Dr Peter Bergin gives an in depth tour of systolic heart failure, from symptoms, diagnosis and the various management options available to improve outcomes.

What patients need to know about managing their heart failure

Dr Angie Leet educates on the major things that patients can do and need to know about managing their heart failure.