Archive: Heart Disease
Hundreds of thousands of Australians have a heart arrhythmia, but what are heart arrhythmias? Click here to find out more.
It’s estimated that around 110,000 Australians live with heart failure, but what exactly is heart failure? Click here to learn more about it.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Australia. But what exactly is it? In this blog we shed some light on what heart disease is and the most common types.
About the Cardiovascular Molecular and Therapeutics Translational Research Group
The Cardiovascular Molecular and Therapeutics Translational Research Group aims to increase understanding of molecular mechanisms of advanced heart failure in order to discover new medicines to treat and improve quality of life for patients with this condition.
Our risk of heart disease can be reduced through a number of lifestyle factors including maintaining a healthy weight, regular exercise and eating a healthy diet.
Denise drives donations for cause close to her heart
In 2023, Denise will participate in her second Australian Unity Tour de Brisbane. She’ll take on the ride for the second time to support transplant research.
Over Thirty Lives Saved Due To Transplant Revolution
The Prince Charles Hospital’s Critical Care Research Group is revolutionising the way donated organs are transported, addressing one of the major challenges facing the transplant field.
Echocardiography is used to identify a range of heart conditions including those to do with how the heart and its valves function. Learn more.
Lite n 'Easy joins The Common Good
Lite n’ Easy will make a donation to The Common Good on behalf of customers who restart their Lite n’ Easy healthy meal delivery service between now and April 3.
21-year-old heart transplant recipient Zac Esso is back in training for Tour de Brisbane following a very generous gift from The Common Good partner CUA.
Your support is the glue that keeps this lab alive
Walk into the laboratory of the Cardiovascular Molecular and Therapeutics Translational Group and you’ll feel as if you’ve crossed into a unique and exciting dimension of science. Pipes and pumps,…
Optimising medication dosage for bypass patients
While any surgery is a physical shock to the body, major surgeries such as open heart and transplant are some of the most traumatic with the longest recoveries. Amazingly, although…