Melbourne Heart Care

01/03/2026

Pulse Day | March 1st 🫀🌍

Pulse Day is a global initiative raising awareness about cardiac arrhythmias and the importance of knowing your heart rhythm.

Led by the European Heart Rhythm Association with the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, Heart Rhythm Society and Latin American Heart Rhythm Society, and supported by the World Heart Federation and the Heart Rhythm Alliance, this day reminds us that 1 in 3 people is at risk of a serious arrhythmia.

Atrial fibrillation alone has risen from 33.5M to 59M cases worldwide. 📈

Early detection saves lives.
✅ Know your rhythm
✅ Check your pulse
✅ Seek advice if it feels irregular

Care

25/09/2025

This Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Week, we’re raising awareness about the symptoms of AF. AF is an irregular and often rapid heartbeat due to disturbances within the heart’s electrical system.

😮‍💨 Shortness of breath may feel like it’s harder to catch your breath, even during light activity or when lying flat. Some people describe it as feeling out of breath more quickly than usual.

🦶 Ankle swelling can appear as puffiness or fluid build-up around the ankles, feet, or legs. Shoes or socks may feel tighter than normal.

Seek medical advice if you experience these symptoms, especially if they are new, persistent, or severe. Recognising AF early can reduce the risk of stroke and improve your health outcomes.

19/09/2025

27/08/2025

Dr Liam McCormick was recently honoured to represent Australia at a Global Leadership Meeting for Structural Cardiologists in California. An incredible opportunity to observe complex TAVI cases with world-renowned cardiologist Dr Saibal Kar at Los Robles Hospital in Los Angeles, followed by a round-table meeting in San Diego where leading cardiologists from around the world discussed recent advances in the field of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.

20/06/2025

Another valuable education session with Dr Justin Mariani, heart failure and device specialist from The Alfred, sharing insights on optimising patient care with CSP and CRT pacing🫀

A great opportunity for our visiting physicians from China and Taiwan to gain practical knowledge on implantation techniques.

18/06/2025

Today we hosted an Academic Complex Pacing Device Implant workshop for 2 cardiologists visiting from Taiwan, Dr Chen Chao-Yu and Dr Lin Yen-Liang and Dr Yan Chang from China with their accompanying team representatives!

We showcased CSP and cardiac resynchronisation for heart failure, with some tricky cases, and excellent results.
A big thanks to VHH staff at Monash Health for supporting these invaluable international cardiology links!🫀

02/06/2025

News this week:
Dr Emily Kotschet was honoured to chair the Boston Faraday Symposium in Sydney with Dr Andrea Natale, a key opinion leader known AF ablation from Austin, Texas.🫀
He provided an incredible insight into future technologies to progress AF management with pulse field ablation.

She also had the pleasure of catching up with our newest electrophysiology fellow, Dr Francis Ha. He received his fellow of the Royal College of Physicians whilst also in Sydney, a huge congratulations to Dr Ha!🎉

20/05/2025

As we come to the end of May, we wanted to thank everyone who got involved in this years Heart Health week, from patients to staff and the general public!🫀

Follow the link in our bio to read latest blog post and find out how you can continue to keep on top of your own heart health!

07/05/2025

Celebrating our amazing AF nurse, Mel Harvey, during Heart Week! ❤️

After 8 wonderful years with us at Monash Heart and the Victorian Heart Hospital, Mel is off to the sunny Gold Coast to continue spreading the message of AF diagnosis and management.

Thank you, Mel, for all your brilliant work — from the EP team and all our patients, we wish you the very best in your next chapter!

05/05/2025

Our team doesn’t miss a beat — and neither should you! ❤️
Today, Heather, Andrea, and Tahlia from our reception team, along with Pip (our CT nurse) and Amy (our CT radiographer), are proudly supporting Heart Week in their ‘Never Miss a Beat’ shirts.

We’re raising awareness about the importance of heart health and regular checks — because early detection can save lives.

05/05/2025

This week we’re celebrating.. National Heart Week!♥️

This Heart Week (5–11 May), never miss a BEAT by taking steps to improve your heart health.

Check your heart age by using the Heart Foundation’s Heart Age Risk Calculator today and get a heart health check-up booked in with your GP!

Follow the link below to learn why regular heart check’s are so important and to check your heart age!

https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/for-professionals/acs-guideline?

28/04/2025

Melbourne Heart Care’s Dr David Adam and Dr Colin Machado teamed up last week to implant the first dual chamber leadless pacemaker system at the Victorian Heart Hospital.

This system allows full atrial and ventricular pacing functionality, an incredible step in the future of cardiology treatment!🫀