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,...

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...

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...

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...

Suttie, Isabella; Suttie, Claudia; Gereis, Joshua; Bowditch, Joseph; Suttie, Joseph J First Reported Case of Kounis Syndrome Triggered by Hay Mites We present the case of a 67-year-old farmer who developed acute chest pain following a severe, pruritic maculopapular rash. Despite a history of...

Abstract Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a transient akinesis of the left ventricle commonly involving the apex, which is typically induced by severe physical or emotional stressors. TCM is being increasingly recognised as a rare but serious complication of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The precise mechanism...

Purpose Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) refers to post-viral inflammation of the thyroid. SAT is typically characterised by an episode of thyrotoxicosis, followed by a period of hypothyroidism and ultimately return to euthyroidism. There are emerging case reports describing SAT post-SARS-CoV-2 infection.1,2,3,4  This is an evolving...