Professor Peter Barlis

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

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Health & Medicine

Get your heart checked

The recent deaths of high-profile Australians due to suspected heart attacks is a reminder for all of us to check our heart health

Health & 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

Health & Medicine

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

Health & Medicine

3D printing to save hearts

New advances in medicine and engineering are letting surgeons print arteries in 3D to personalise treatment for heart disease