Cardiovascular Research Unit

Current Research

• ECHIDNAs (Epidemiology of chronic diseases and DNA studies)
• HAT (Home Automated Defibrillator Trial)
• CHAT (Chronic Heart failure Assisted by Telephone study)
• ASPREE (a Placebo controlled trial of low dose aspirin in the elderly).
• UNIVERSE (Placebo controlled trial of the effects of Rosuvastatin)
• Absolute Risk
• Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Therapeutics (CCRE)

Previous Research

• ACE Heart Study -Improving the cost effectiveness of health services for the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease.
• The CHD Prevention Model - Cost-effectiveness of interventions for cardiovascular disease in Australia.
• Cost of Myocardial Infarction and heart failure in the Community (CosMIC)
• Epidemiology of hypertension in Australia
• Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study Risk and determinants of fatal and non-fatal coronary heart disease within the study.
• Improving cost effectiveness of health services for the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease
• Take Heart
• IT Medical Modelling - Prevention Model for Cardiovascular Disease in Australia.
• A Pilot for a Victorian Cohort Study (ViCS)  

Publications

Education

• Scientific Meetings

Staff

• Ms Alison Beauchamp RN
• Mrs Karen Duve RN
• Mr Linton Harriss RN, DipAppSc(Nursing)
• Dr Anna Peeters BSc, PhD
• Ms Julie Yallop NZRN

Students

• Dr Lei Chen MBBS, MMed
• Ms Jessica Chellapah BSc(Hons), MPH

Honorary Staff

• A/Prof William Hart MBBS, MAPSS, FAFPHM  Honorary Assoc Prof
• A/Prof Franklin Rosenfeldt MBBS, MD, FRCS, FRACS   Honorary Clinical Assoc Prof
• Dr Amanda Thrift PhD   Honorary Senior Lecturer
• Dr Peter Kamen MBBS   Honorary Lecturer
• Dr David Dunstan BAppSc(Hons), PhD   Honorary Lecturer