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Celine Gallagher wins ACRA Research Prize AND People’s Choice Award at ACRA 2017 conference

Celine Gallagher (RN, PhD Candidate) won the Best Research Paper Presented Award in the Research Prize Session at the 2017 annual conference of the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association (ACRA) in Perth.

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CHRD team are first in the world to implant new injectable loop recorder

Prof Prash Sanders and the CHRD team implant the first percutaneous injectable loop recorder (Reveal LINQ). This technology opens the door to identifying episodes of AF to allow early anticoagulation and stroke prevention. In addition, it extends the existing capabilities of investigation of palpitations and syncope. Well done Vanessa Maxwell and Jonathon Foote from our clinical trials team and Medtronic Clinical Trials Staff for enabling this to be the first world-wide implant. Read the coverage by ABC News at: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-27/tiny-heart-monitor-implanted-by-australian-surgeons/4984882

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Atrial fibrillation: Weight loss reverses heart condition in obesity sufferers

Published in the heart journal Europace, the researchers found that a 10% loss in weight along with management of associated risk factors, can reverse the progression of the disease.

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Channel 9 news story

Jessica Stanley from Channel 9 news reported on a collaborative clinical trial that 'for the first time, it found that the minimally invasive procedure was associated with a greater improvement in survival rates for atrial fibrillation patients compared to traditional treatments.'

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Rajiv Mahajan wins APHRS 2013 Best Abstract Award

Rajiv Mahajan continues his winning runs for 2013 with a clean sweep of every major award. He received first place for his outstanding work demonstrating reversal of the AF substrate at the Asia-Pacific Heart Rhythm Society in Hong Kong. Well done Rajiv – a superb culmination of what will be the most outstanding PhD thesis.

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