We're excited to announce our 2022 research funding portfolio! The Heart Foundation will be supporting 59 research projects, investing a total of $13.25 million into fighting the no.1 cause of death in Australia - heart disease. Read more about the projects and recipients 👇

So excited to be awarded a Heart Foundation #Vanguard grant to develop and pilot an online support group for #scad survivors with our Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute colleagues. AusHeartHealth

Survivors of #SCAD heart attacks often feel fearful and uncertain of their future. Prof Bob Graham’s PLOS One study with Barbara Murphy and Prof Alun Jackson at Australian Centre for Heart Health calls for SCAD-specific rehab + more psychological support: victorchang.edu.au/news/scad-surv…

Think🧠too! Care of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) pts goes beyond the ❤️. Read this recent #psychosocial study led by Barbara Murphy of the Australian Ctr for Heart Health. #SCADheart #SCAD #heartattack #scadalliance #iSCADregistry insightplus.mja.com.au/2022/40/scad-c…

SCAD: challenging, under-recognised form of heart attack … Dr Barbara Murphy et al write #freeaccess in InSight+ … "SCAD is an increasingly recognised cause of ACS and sudden cardiac death in people without classic cardiac risk factors" ... insightplus.mja.com.au/2022/40/scad-c… #medtwitter

Congrats to Barbara Murphy, who has been awarded a 2022 Vanguard Grant for their project "Group program to support SCAD survivors". Read more about 2023 award recipients 👉 fal.cn/3sSGu AusHeartHealth @VictorChangIns

Proud to be a part of this important publication about cardiac rehab during COVID19 pandemic 👇 Dr Susie Cartledge Bridget Abell Dr Emma Thomas Carolyn Astley Robyn Gallagher Robert Zecchin Barbara Murphy authors.elsevier.com/c/1gQI~58KFpvV…

Happy to share our new publication in JCRP showing how our ‘Beating Heart Problems’ CBT-based program improves survival Michael Le Grande DrRosemaryHiggins (she/her) Alun Jackson

Nurses routinely screen for physical activity & diet, what about sleep? Our latest qualitative study AusHeartHealth Barbara Murphy DeakinQPS published in Journal of Advanced Nursing examines the pros and cons to screening for sleep disorders in cardiac rehab settings. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ja…

Very useful scientific statement on the use of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for cardiovascular clinical practice. Great to see that our newly developed Cardiac Distress Inventory is recognised as a disease-specific PRO.Barbara Murphy DrRosemaryHiggins (she/her) academic.oup.com/eurheartj/adva…

SCAD is an increasingly recognized cause of AMI & while considered to be stressful, few studies have quantified SCAD survivor stress levels. Here, Dr. Murphy et al. compare anxiety, depression, & distress levels in SCAD vs non-SCAD AMI pts: bit.ly/48fQ2lB Barbara Murphy

SCAD heart attack survivors are more likely to suffer depression than other AMIs and need psychosocial interventions according to new vital collaborative study by our scientists this #WorldMentalHealthDay: journals.lww.com/jcrjournal/ful… #HeartDisease Barbara Murphy JCRP

This #WorldMentalHealthDay2023 we wanted to highlight the significant impact a #cardiac event can have on #mentalhealth, and why understanding and addressing mental health issues is an important step in improving your heart health. AusHeartHealth #MentalHealthAwareness ❤️

Just hosted an amazing #SCAD patient day Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute with SCAD Research Aus. Thanks to all the #SCAD survivors, and to SCAD Research Aus for the donation to our #SCAD and #SCADheartattacks research! SCAD Alliance iSCADregistry SCAD Research Inc. FMDSA ACvA Barbara Murphy

On behalf of SCAD heart attacks survivors, thankyou Prof Jason Kovacic, Professor Bob Graham and to the amazing team at Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute for your brilliant research and commitment to finding answers! #aushealth #womenshealth #beatscad #heartresearch

In Victoria and online #CardiacBlues support available at Australian Centre for Heart Health Barbara Murphy DrRosemaryHiggins (she/her) See australianhearthealth.org.au/cardiacblues for more info. The ‘cardiac blues’, include anxiety, anger, tearfulness and frequent nightmares - an emotional rollercoaster!

Happy to share our new paper in collaboration with Federation University published in Frontiers - Psychiatry: Does coping style mediate the relationship between knowledge and psychosocial outcomes in women with atrial fibrillation? doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.… Dr Marlies E Alvarenga Barbara Murphy #AFib

Thank you to all the reviewers that were part of the #EJCN last year! Your work makes our journal better! doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn… #peerreview #academia

Supporting mental health recovery in patients with heart disease: a commentary Future psychological interventions for cardiac patients should consider subgroup analyses to identify & inform the tailoring of interventions. Barbara Murphy #psychocardiology academic.oup.com/eurjcn/article…