Sutherland Heart Clinic clinical leaders have developed and hosted what has now become the largest annual gathering of cardiac catheter lab professionals in the world. More than 800 catheter lab professionals – including interventional cardiologists,...
Did you know that heart attacks cause almost one in 20 deaths in Australia, and men are twice as likely to die from the disease than women? A heart attack occurs when a coronary artery (which supplies blood to the heart muscle) suddenly becomes blocked. It’s caused by...
Too many heart attack patients hesitate to call a potentially life-saving ambulance because they underestimate the severity of their symptoms, according to research undertaken by Sutherland Heart Clinic. The 18-month study of 100 people in the southern suburbs of...
Coronary artery stent surgery has become so safe that many interventional cardiologists might go their whole career without experiencing a complication, according to Sutherland Heart Clinic’s medical director Dr Mark Pitney. Dr Pitney says with advanced technology,...
Sutherland Heart Clinic’s very own Clinical Director, Dr Mark Pitney, has been recognised for his service to cardiology with an Order of Australia in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours. When asked about the honour, Dr Pitney was quick to point out that there were...
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