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Hair’s-breadth endoscopes to detect plaque

By Australian Health Journal — 2 years ago

This coming World Heart Day (29th September 2021), Australian Health Journal’s People in Health Care series, releases a segment on Dr Jiawen Li.

Dr Jiawen Li is an inventor and highly adaptable engineer leading the intravascular imaging program at the Institute of Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS). She has developing an imaging device can be inserted into blood vessels to provide high quality 3D images to help scientists better understand the causes of heart attack and heart disease progression, and could lead to improved treatment and prevention.

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AHHA Sidney Sax Medal 2019 Awarded to Vicki Wade

By Australian Health Journal — 4 years ago

AHHA Sidney Sax Medal 2019 awarded to Vicki Wade

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Aortic Valve Heart Medical Devices Patient Experience

AHJ S1E4: TAVI 10 Year Anniversary

By Australian Health Journal — 5 years ago

2018 marks the 10 year anniversary of the TAVI device, short for the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. The TAVI system enables the replacement of a diseased aortic valve without open-heart surgery or surgical removal of the native valve.

This minimally invasive surgical option reduces operating time and allows for a shortened recovery period for patients.

AHJ met with the cardiologist teams in Melbourne’s Epworth and Alfred Hospital who have involved in implanting the device over the past 10 years.

Interviews:

  • Associate Professor Tony Walton, Epworth Hospital, Director of Catheter Laboratory and Deputy Director of Cardiology – Alfred Health
  • Associate Professor Ron Dick, Director of Cardiac Sciences – Epworth Healthcare
  • Professor Stephen Duffy, Alfred Health
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