What we do
We have a range of services and clinics to assess and treat patients with heart problems.
We assess and treat patients with adult cardiovascular (heart) diseases, including the most advanced forms of coronary, valvular, heart muscle and heart rhythm disorders. We have a wide range of outpatient clinics, investigation suites and a large inpatient service.
We provide care to patients from our local community and to patients with complex disease across Australia. We have an extensive research and education program, for which we are known internationally.
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Patient stories
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Cardiology research
In the Department of Cardiology, we maintain a heavy academic interest in improving the lives of our patients through careful research and scientific study.
General Cardiology
Specialised Cardiology
Pacing
Coronary Intervention
Imaging
Heart Failure & Transplant
Electrophysiology
Structural Heart
Latest news
Blood clot removal surgery saving lives
A complex surgery to remove chronic blood clots from arteries in the lungs is giving Australians and New Zealanders a second chance.
A decade of improving lives with aortic valve implantations
Ten years ago, The Alfred became the first hospital in Victoria to replace a patient’s heart valve without the need for open heart surgery.
Heart attack, life support, transplant – Petra beats all odds
When Petra Brosch’s heart stopped beating during a routine run on Elwood beach, it was the beginning of a journey that would see The Alfred’s specialists drawing on the latest in cutting-edge medicine to save her life. The 35-year-old was suffering irreparable heart failure that would see her rely on life support, then an artificial heart and ultimatley organ transplant.