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Cardiovascular diseases

Perspectives

Clarification of the Australian heart failure guideline recommendation for primary prevention defibrillator implantation in non‐ischaemic cardiomyopathy

Peter M Kistler, John J Atherton and Garry Jennings

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (11): 509-510.e1

Research letters

Unprecedented smoke‐related health burden associated with the 2019–20 bushfires in eastern Australia

Nicolas Borchers Arriagada, Andrew J Palmer, David MJS Bowman, Geoffrey G Morgan, Bin B Jalaludin and Fay H Johnston

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (6): 282-283 Free

Editorials

Time to develop guidelines for screening and management of atrial fibrillation in Indigenous Australians

Nicole Lowres and Ben Freedman

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 212-213 Free

Consensus statement

Cardiovascular disease risk assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults aged under 35 years: a consensus statement

Jason W Agostino, Deborah Wong, Ellie Paige, Vicki Wade, Cia Connell, Maureen E Davey, David P Peiris, Dana Fitzsimmons, C Paul Burgess, Ray Mahoney, Emma Lonsdale, Peter Fernando, Leone Malamoo, Sandra Eades, Alex Brown, Garry Jennings, Raymond W Lovett and Emily Banks

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (9): 422-427 Free

Research letter

Antiplatelet therapy within 30 days of percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation

Benjumin Hsu, Michael O Falster, Andrea L Schaffer, Sallie Pearson, Louisa Jorm and David B Brieger

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (3): 124-125 Free

Research

Differences in stroke risk and cardiovascular mortality for Aboriginal and other Australian patients with atrial fibrillation

Lee Nedkoff, Erin A Kelty, Joseph Hung, Sandra C Thompson and Judith M Katzenellenbogen

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 215-221 Free

Narrative review

Advances in type 2 diabetes therapy: a focus on cardiovascular and renal outcomes

Renata Libianto, Timothy ME Davis and Elif I Ekinci

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (3): 133-139

Perspectives

Smartphones and wearable technology: benefits and concerns in cardiology

David Jin, Heath Adams, Anthony M Cocco, William G Martin and Sonny Palmer

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (2): 54-56.e1

Letters

Advances in stroke medicine

Suk Cheng and Toby Richards

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (1): 46-46.e1

Letters

Advances in stroke medicine

Bruce CV Campbell

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (1): 46-46.e1

Perspectives

Nationally linked data to improve health services and policy

Tom G Briffa, Louisa Jorm, Rodney T Jackson, Christopher Reid and Derek P Chew

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (9): 397-398.e1

Perspectives

Device closure for patent foramen ovale in patients with cryptogenic stroke: a paradigm in evidence

Francis J Ha, Heath Adams and Sonny Palmer

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (8): 343-344.e1

Perspectives

Public health and economic perspectives on acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease

Jeffrey Cannon, Dawn C Bessarab, Rosemary Wyber and Judith M Katzenellenbogen

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (6): 250-252.e1

Medical education / Lessons from practice

5‐Fluorouracil‐induced acute coronary syndrome

Souvik K Das, Avik K Das and Maged William

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (6): 255-257.e1

Medical education / Snapshot

Pulmonary tumour thrombotic microangiopathy: a rare but underappreciated complication of malignancy

Pakeeran Siriratnam and Vishal Boolell

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (6): 257-257.e1

Editorials

Socio‐economic disadvantage and cardiovascular risk factors in young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

Katherine A Thurber and Katy JL Bell

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (6): 259-260 Free

Letters

Intensive lipid‐lowering therapy in the 12 months after an acute coronary syndrome in Australia: an observational analysis

Simon B Dimmitt and Jennifer H Martin

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (6): 284-284.e1

Letters

Intensive lipid‐lowering therapy in the 12 months after an acute coronary syndrome in Australia: an observational analysis

David B Brieger, James Weaver and Leonard Kritharides

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (6): 285-285.e1

Research

The Australian Aboriginal Birth Cohort study: socio‐economic status at birth and cardiovascular risk factors to 25 years of age

Markus Juonala, Pauline Sjöholm, Katja Pahkala, Susan Ellul, Noora Kartiosuo, Belinda Davison and Gurmeet R Singh

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (6): 265-270 Free

Perspectives

Primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillators in non‐ischaemic cardiomyopathy: challenging the Australian heart failure guidelines

Dennis H Lau, Jonathan M Kalman and Prashanthan Sanders

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (4): 154-155.e1

Letters

Adjunctive bacteriophage therapy for prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus

Timothy Gilbey, Josephine Ho, Louise A Cooley, Aleksandra Petrovic Fabijan and Jonathan R Iredell

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (3): 142-143.e1

Letters

Call for a national sore throat guideline

Adrian J Tarca, Robert M Hand and Rosemary Wyber

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (10): 477-477.e1

Study protocol

Evaluating patients presenting to the emergency department after syncope: validation of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score

Jason Chan, Jonathan Hunter, Douglas Morel, Emma Ballard, David Brain, Alan Yan and Julia Hocking

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (11): 507-508.e3 Free

Research

Slower increase in life expectancy in Australia than in other high income countries: the contributions of age and cause of death

Alan D Lopez and Tim Adair

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (9): 403-409 Free

Narrative reviews

Advances in stroke medicine

Bruce CV Campbell

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (8): 367-374