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    Centenary Institute > Research > Cardiovascular

Cardiovascular disease

Is a collective term for diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Commonly including diseases such as coronary heart disease, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, congenital heart disease, peripheral vascular disease and stroke. We still have much to learn with cardiovascular research to solve the world’s biggest killer.

 

Cardiovascular research

Currently, one of the major problems facing Australian families and communities and the leading causes of death. One in three Australians are reported to suffer from some form of heart disease and cardiovascular disease kills one Australian every 12 minutes.

Now our world-recognised scientists are focusing their cardiovascular research on mechanisms that cause strokes and heart attacks. As well as the genes that are associated with causing sudden death in young people. We are working on new drugs that improve vascular treatments and outcomes in a number of blood vessel related diseases. Developing a clinical approach that better serves the community.

Our research programs and laboratories investigating cardiovascular disease

  • Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology

    The Molecular Cardiology program is the study of genetic heart disorders. Our major goal is to reduce human disease by combining basic science research and clinical cardiology.
    Prof Chris Semsarian AM
  • Vascular Biology Program

    The Vascular Biology program seeks to understand the ageing process on the function of blood vessels and the impact on the development of disease. Ultimately the work may help us “age better”.
    Prof Jenny Gamble
  • David Richmond Laboratory for Cardiovascular Development: Gene Regulation and Editing Program

    The David Richmond Laboratory for Cardiovascular Development: Gene Regulation and Editing is focused on identifying new and innovative therapeutic approaches targeting vascular disease.
  • Bioinformatics and Molecular Genetics

    Our ability to read DNA sequence has far exceeded our ability to identify genetic variants which cause inherited diseases. To address this shortcoming, the Bioinformatics and Molecular Genetics Group develop new computer-based approaches and laboratory-based methods to identify and characterise disease-causing genetic variants, with a current focus on inherited heart diseases and sudden cardiac death in young people.
  • Lipid Cell Biology

    Our research is focused on the lipid metabolic causes of chronic human diseases, including diabetes, fatty liver, cancer and atherosclerosis.

Achievements

  • New discovery to aid treatment of problem infant hemangiomas

    Research led by the Centenary Institute and the Harvard Medical School, Boston, shows that a compound present in current beta blocker treatments could be repurposed to increase efficiency and safety of infantile hemangioma therapies.
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  • MJA Podcasts: Sudden cardiac death in athletes with Dr Jessica Orchard

    Dr Jessica Orchard, a Centenary Institute researcher at the Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology and a Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, has been interviewed for the latest Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) podcast.
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