Monash Victorian Heart Institute

The @MonashUni Victorian Heart Institute (VHI) is a health and medical research institute dedicated to improving heart health and education for all Australians.

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Three years of the Victorian Heart Hospital 🧡

VHH opened with a bold vision: patient-centred care, research embedded in practice, prevention, innovation & education at the core.

Today that vision continues to guide us.

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Congrats to VHI Deputy Directors, @FZMarques and @DominiqueCad, named as finalists in the @OzCvA Excellence in Cardiovascular Research Awards 🏆

🔗 https://t.co/nUsZLuwuRK

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A/Prof Nitesh Nerlekar joins the @ACCinTouch podcast to discuss the CAUGHT-CAD trial - exploring how coronary calcium scans (CAC) can help personalise heart disease prevention for people with inherited risk.

Listen 👉 https://t.co/qULZONOHqo

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We’re excited to announce $3.7M in MRFF funding for PUMA - a world-first, patient co-designed clinical trial led by Dr Luke Perry to simplify heart surgery monitoring across Australia and beyond.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/20zgxSjupR

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What if heart health starts in the gut? 🧠❤️

Join us for 'A Conversation with @timspector' - a free public event exploring the science of food, the gut microbiome & cardiovascular health. Q&A inc. Prof @FZMarques.

📅 Tue 3 February 5.30pm | 🎟️ Free
🔗 https://t.co/veHUMkJYOq

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Congrats to our End-of-Year Award recipients 🎉

We’re proud to celebrate people who make the @MonashVHI a vibrant, collaborative and impact-driven community.

⭐ Dr Tharshanah Thayabaranathan
⭐ Dr Rikeish R Muralitharan
⭐ Dr Rosanne Freak-Poli

Read: https://t.co/YYNsuciD6k

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Prof @FZMarques explores how the gut microbiome, dietary fibre and short-chain fatty acids shape blood pressure, and why lifestyle changes matter.

Listen/watch:
Apple https://t.co/A21EhHi5aO
Spotify https://t.co/des5NyKiOS
YouTube https://t.co/vtAQu92PpZ

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Heart disease kills 20 Australian women every day yet symptoms are still dismissed or misdiagnosed.

At the VHI x MWHA women’s heart health session our experts called for better recognition, research and care that truly sees women.

🔗 Watch: https://t.co/QVgafQYNtj

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Excited to see Monash named Australia’s #1 institution in Cardiology, Heart & Thoracic Surgery and Vascular Medicine by The @australian.

A testament to our teams and partnerships driving real impact in heart and vascular health.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/105Hdv2IUW

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.@ProfSNicholls joined Healthy Living with Dr Ross Walker to discuss Australia’s first-in-human CRISPR trial for lipid disorders, a real turning point in heart health.

“It almost sounds like science fiction.”

🎧 Listen to the interview (from 17:30): https://t.co/oUHLIogQR0

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We’ve launched SPARK, a new VHH program helping people with pacemakers or defibrillators feel informed and supported ⚡️♥️

Our first session on how ICDs work cut through jargon, busted myths and boosted patient confidence.

🔗 https://t.co/9UuzUcw2hW

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We were excited to join yesterday's SF-CaMM Research Symposium — a great day of ideas and connection across Monash.

Deputy Director, A/Prof Nitesh Nerlekar shared trial findings showing how combining coronary calcium scoring with targeted treatment may slow plaque progression.

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🎉 Congrats to Director, @ProfSNicholls, named a 2025 @Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher — continuing his global recognition since 2023.

@MonashVHI also congratulates collaborator Prof Helena Teede AM and all Monash researchers recognised this year.

🔗 https://t.co/liipTwZlfL

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What if the future of treating heart disease could be a 'one-and-done' therapy?

A first in human gene-editing study, led by @ProfSNicholls, showed a reduction in LDL by up to 50% and triglycerides by 55% - with a single infusion.

🎥 Watch @AHAScience tv: https://t.co/eHViuoxfJc

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A new frontier in how we treat heart disease 🧬🫀

@MonashVHI and @MonashHealth's Victorian Heart Hospital have led a first-in-human trial of a gene-editing therapy that lowers cholesterol and triglycerides by up to 60%.

🔗 https://t.co/8g8sRyNOC9

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Step into the future of healthcare innovation

Join the Monash Velos Accelerator x Monash AI Institute masterclass: Building Trustworthy Generative AI - a one-day, hands-on experience to harness AI safely, ethically & impactfully in health + research.

🔗 https://t.co/IRw9DJq8ax

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Monash researchers have received over $1.28m in @heartfoundation funding in the 2025 round! 🫀

Among them, A/Prof Nitesh Nerlekar, cardiologist & Deputy Director @MonashVHI, received a Future Leader Fellowship and the Prof Paul Korner Award.

🔗 https://t.co/HgMeVS1Ypo

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Congratulations to Dr Annaliese Dillon and Dr Anida Velagic - recipients of the 2025 Ian Fehring Innovation Seed Grant.

Their work is developing a first-in-class therapy for heart failure.

🔗 Read: https://t.co/xUQ91Ue5oa

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Ever wondered how a pacemaker knows when to kick in? 🫀

Dr Hui-Chen Han, cardiologist and researcher at the Victorian Heart Hospital and Monash Victorian Heart Institute, joins the Cereal Box podcast to chat heartbeats and high-tech medicine.

🔊 Listen: https://t.co/Hy3Y1OWFwx

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One week to go! 💡❤️

Join us 16–17 Oct at the Victorian Heart Hospital for Research Reimagined 2025: Tackling Heart Failure Together. Keynotes, workshops, panels + more.

Last call for registrations 👉
Register: https://t.co/M2XOCU9HrR
Program: https://t.co/6mPpSdrMcR