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The Integrated Assessment Of Cardiac Function And Synchrony, And Its Clinical Implications In Cardiac Pacing.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$100,381.00
Summary
Current techniques for assessing cardiac function are limited. We seek firstly to help prove the accuracy of new techniques to assess cardiac function using novel echocardiographic (cardiac ultrasound) tools. We will then apply these tools to patients with severe heart failure who are receiving cardiac resynchronisation therapy - a new, potentially life-saving type of pacemaker - to maximise potential patient benefit. We will also use these tools to help optimise conventional pacemaker function.
Lifetime Alcohol Consumption And Risk Of Mortality And Morbidity: The Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$71,765.00
Summary
Australia has a high alcohol consumption rate with many people drinking above recommended national guidelines. Alcohol is attributed with a dual effect on disease outcomes: as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, cancer and liver cirrhosis and a protective effect on coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus, depending on the volume and pattern of consumption. We aim to study these associations using lifetime alcohol consumption data from the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study.