HeartsWest is pleased to announce some important new developments. DR PETER DIAS MBBS, MRCP, FRACP Consultant Cardiologist Specialist in Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Specialist in Echocardiography Peter graduated with honours from Leeds University Medical School in 2004, also receiving a 1st class honours in Human Anatomy. He moved to Perth in 2008 and completed his general cardiology training and Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Fellowship through Royal Perth Hospital. *iÌiÀ à >À` iÀÌ wi` V V>À` }À>« Þ LÞ Ì i Ƃ iÀ V> - V iÌÞ v V V>À` }À>« Þ and a member of the Royal College of Physicians and a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Peter is currently employed at Fiona Stanley Hospital as a consultant cardiologist in the state Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant service. *iÌiÀ½Ã wi `à v ëiV > ÌÞ V Õ`i i>ÀÌ > ÕÀi] >À` >V /À> ë > Ì > ` iV > V> -Õ«« ÀÌ] Echocardiography and general cardiology. Peter consults from our Armadale and Rockingham rooms.
DR WEN-LOONG YEOW MBBS, FRACP Consultant Cardiologist Coronary Interventionist Adult Structural and Valvular Interventionist Wen-Loong (or Wen) graduated from the University of Western Australia, he completed his cardiology training and two-year coronary interventional fellowship at Royal Perth Hospital in 2011. He then completed a two-year fellowship in adult structural and valvular interventions, with clinical and basic science research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in Los Angeles. His research has been published in peer reviewed journals. He returned to Perth in 2014 and has joined Hearts West. He also has a locum appointment at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. In addition to interventional cardiology, he provides general cardiology support to the practice. Wen-Loong consults from our Armadale and West Leederville rooms.
Echocardiography. We are upgrading our echocardiography machines with Speckle Tracking Strain imaging, a new modality that allows detection of ventricular dysfunction before any reduction in function is detected by conventional means. It is particularly Useful for those with hypertrophic conditions and those who have had cardiotoxic pharmacotherapy. Stress echocardiography Service. Expansion of this service should allow a minimal wait for stress echo appointments for patients. Smartphone monitoring. We have access to AlivCor home monitoring that allows patients to make ECG recordings on a Smartphone during symptoms, sending them electronically to HeartsWest for review. Smartphone lease or purchase of a device that attaches to their Smartphone is available. This system is designed to diagnose infrequent arrhythmias not detected on Holter monitoring, without the need for implanting a monitoring device
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