Popular sweetener linked to heart risks
New research from the US has found that that erythritol, a popular artificial sweetener, is associated with up to a 21% increased risk of death, heart attack and stroke. Read More...
cardiology
Monkeypox and myocarditis
The American College of Cardiology has reported a link between monkeypox and myocarditis. Read More...
New heart risk tool for GPs
The development of a heart risk tool will help GPs spread the word about good heart health. Read More...
Radiation therapy and heart disease
In mid-July 2020, a team of cardiologists and radiation oncologists became the first doctors in WA and the second in Australia to use stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) to treat a heart disease patient. The team of Perth doctors carried out the procedure in close collaboration with Washington University of St Louis (WUSTL), where the technology was developed. Read More...
Man v Machine: Beware the computer-generated ECG report
Cardiologists are regularly referred patients based on incorrect ECG machine reports, with misdiagnosis of the heart rhythm or overdiagnosis of prior myocardial infarction being the most common. Read More...
New frontiers for paediatric cardiology
Improvements in cardiac imaging in children are allowing assessments not previously possible. Read More...
