About this episode
In this episode, experts discuss the prevention and early detection of cardiovascular disease in Australia.
Cardiovascular disease remains one of Australia’s leading causes of death — and general practice sits at the heart of prevention, early detection and timely escalation. In this Heart Week episode of sMater, host Jillian Whiting and GP specialist Dr Maria Boulton are joined by Dr Nick Aroney, interventional and structural cardiologist at Mater, to unpack what frontline clinicians need to know right now. Together they explore: How much heart disease is truly preventableWhen CT coronary calcium ...
People in this episode
Host: Jillian Whiting
Guests: Dr Maria Boulton, Dr Nick Aroney
Topics covered
- cardiovascular disease
- prevention
- early detection
- interventional cardiology
- general practice
Keywords
- heart disease
- cardiology
- prevention
- CT coronary calcium
- Australia
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mater
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