Cardiology
Dr. Thomas Williams, Professor Joseph Suttie Aim: We present the case of a 77-year-old tradesman with an implantable cardiac device (ICD) who self-cardioverted himself by touching an electrical fence. Case Background: An ICD was inserted in 2004 for primary prevention secondary to dilated cardiomyopathy,...
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Peter Sheeran1, Prof. Joeseph Suttie1,2, Prof. Martin Jude1, Simeon Moore1,2, Swazi Sharma1,21. Wagga Wagga Base Hospital MLHD, 2. University of Notre Dame Introduction: This pilot and feasibility study would aim to assess whether cardiac computerised tomography (CT) has a higher yield for detecting cardiac...
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Harrison Hamblin1, Billy Poulden1, David Hodge1, Johanna Stanton2, Joseph Suttie11. The University of Notre Dame Rural Clinical School, Wagga Wagga2. I-Med Radiology Network, Wagga Wagga Background: Cardiovascular and metabolic disease confer a disproportionately high burden of disease in rural and remote communities. Epicardial fat...
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Renee Oldfield, Grace Higgins, Dr Alexa Seal Background: Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) is a critical public health issue in Australia, with disparities in survival rates between metropolitan and rural areas. In 2020, New South Wales Ambulance (NSWA) attempted resuscitation in approximately 3000...
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Mina Girgis, Juliet Chan, Prof Joseph Suttie Introduction: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity globally. However, rural populations experience a higher burden of CVD due to many factors, including limited healthcare access and unique risk profiles. It has recently...
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Jack Evans, Professor Joseph Suttie Abstract The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has offered an opportunity to improve processing time and diagnostic accuracy of radiological images (1). Deep learning is a subfield of AI that can analyse unstructured data in its raw form,...
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Billy Poulden, Dr Audrey Adji, Professor Christopher Hayward Introduction Heart failure (HF) is a condition that occurs when a person’s heart is unable to pump enough blood to adequately supply the body. The rate of HF in the adult population of the developed world...
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Harrison Hamblin, David Hodge, Hannah Nobes, Billy Poulden, Prof. Joseph Suttie Introduction Recent research highlights perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) as a significant factor in cardiovascular disease, releasing inflammatory cytokines in response to excessive caloric intake, and contributing to atherosclerosis.1 Traditional imaging struggles with detecting...
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Dr Isabella Pak, Prof Joseph Suttie Introduction The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the field of Cardiology is being increasingly investigated and developed for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Currently there is evidence that deep learning improves the accuracy and diagnostic capabilities of cardiac...
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Heath Darrant and Prof Joseph Suttie Introduction Systemic arterial hypertension (HTN) has been classified as a leading modifiable risk factors for all-cause mortality, with majority of patients deteriorating asymptomatically. For a patient to be classified as hypertensive, they must have at least one of...
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Preliminary Analysis of Telehealth vs. In-Person Preoperative Consultations and Their Impact on Immediate Bariatric Surgery Outcomes
Swazi Sharma1, Dr Alexa Seal1, Dr Katherine Smith2, Simeon Moore1, Peter Sheeran 1 1. University of Dame Australia (Rural Clinical School – Wagga Wagga) 2. Murrumbidgee Local Health District...
Training and Sustaining Rural Anaesthetists: Insights from a 12-Month Audit of Paediatric General Anaesthetics in Wagga Wagga
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