Publications by authors named "Phillip Ngu"
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- Binge drinking can trigger atrial fibrillation (AF), but the exact reasons for this relationship are not well understood; this study aimed to explore the effects of alcohol on heart rhythm and structure using advanced imaging and monitoring techniques.* -
- Involving 50 participants, the study found that binge drinking led to an increased heart rate during consumption and a higher than baseline number of atrial ectopic beats during the hangover phase, along with a decrease in heart rate variability.* -
- Findings indicate that binge drinking causes sympathetic nervous system activation followed by a rebound parasympathetic response, leading to mechanical dysfunction in the heart's atria, which may help explain the link between binge drinking and AF episodes.*
Background: Emergency medical services (EMS) transport to hospital is recommended in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) guidelines, but only half of patients with ACS currently use EMS. The recent Australian Warning Signs campaign conducted by the Heart Foundation addressed some of the known barriers against using EMS. Our aim was to examine the influence of awareness of the campaign on these barriers in patients with ACS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic cardiac dysfunction in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) in the absence of alcohol consumption or other cardiac disease is well described. Whilst functional and morphological features of this condition remain unclear, diastolic dysfunction has been implicated by echocardiography. We aimed to evaluate myocardial structure, function and tissue composition with cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in patients with hepatitis C and histological evidence of liver disease on biopsy.
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