The Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Group focuses on developing state-of-the-art cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging techniques to better understand heart disease. Through this, we are seeking to improve diagnosis and develop new treatment options for patients with the disease.
We are also looking to gain a better understanding of associated imaging and diagnostic techniques including echocardiography, x-ray computed tomography (CT), cardiovascular nuclear imaging and electrocardiography (ECG).
Our current research focuses on the challenges related to:
- Inefficient filling of the heart – diastolic dysfunction
- Thick walls of the heart – left ventricular hypertrophy
- A reduction in blood flow to the smallest vessels of the heart – coronary microvascular dysfunction
- How these disease manifestations relate to heart failure, in particular heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
- Chest pain and the role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging
Our research team is part of a collaborative, global network of researchers and clinicians working to provide accurate diagnostic methods, earlier detection, earlier treatment, and decreased morbidity and mortality from heart disease.
Our group brings together a multidisciplinary team including cardiologists, radiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, anaesthetists, cardiovascular physiologists, histologists, molecular biologists, sonographers, radiographers, magnetic resonance physicists, biomedical engineers, image processing scientists and applied mathematicians.
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Professor Martin Ugander
Head, Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Professor of Cardiac Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
Director, Sydney Clinical Imaging Network
Associate Professor Rebecca Kozor
Consultant Cardiologist, Royal North Shore Hospital
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
