Professor Peter Barlis
Honorary Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne; Interventional Cardiologist, St Vincent's and Northern Hospitals
See research profileHealth & Medicine
Using maths to assess blocked arteries
Combining laser imaging with supercomputing, researchers are modelling the severity of artery blockages without physically probing the blood flow, and may be able to identify future danger areas
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The stent tech-race against heart attack
From dissolving materials to nanotechnology, the race to make coronary stents failure-proof is on, and for patients it’s high stakes
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3D printing to save hearts
New advances in medicine and engineering are letting surgeons print arteries in 3D to personalise treatment for heart disease