The Hospital Research Foundation Group Impact Report - Flipbook - Page 32
HEART DISEASE
ONE
AUSTRALIAN
dies of heart disease
every 12 minutes.
QEH Cardiology team
YOUR IMPACT IN 2025:
Developing a new technology that
Determining whether a CT scan
enables faster, cheaper and more
can identify if there’s a family-linked
accessible testing for heart disease
risk of heart attack
Maintaining a database that informs
Supporting a 12-week Aussie FIT sports
treatments, guides diagnostics and
program that improves men’s heart health
improves hospital practices
Delivering a new cardiac rehabilitation
Improving the detection of heart
program for women in rural and remote
blockages with a newly developed
areas
micro-catheter
Developing a real-time dashboard to
Evaluating a new treatment for
help cardiologists monitor their patients
debilitating chest pain in women
Improving the heart health of women with
Investigating whether exercise can improve
a history of complicated pregnancies
recovery for catheter ablation patients
Developing a peer support program for
Understanding whether atrial fibrillation
(AF) is a risk factor for dementia
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people recovering from cardiac arrest
