Our Projects

Our focus began with transplantation and we remain the only medical research institute in WA performing heart and lung transplant research. This work has allowed our skills and capacity to grow and we are now actively investigating numerous areas of advanced heart and lung disease.

Current Projects

LiDEG

Preserving the Endothelial Glycocalyx in Patients Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass. A Prospective Randomised Interventional Pilot Study of Doxycycline and Lidocaine (Lideg)

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Newton-CABG

A Randomized Trial of Evolocumab on Saphenous Vein Graft Patency Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

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POPCAB

Prothrombinex Vs Fresh Frozen Plasma for Bleeding After Cardiopulmonary Bypass (Popcab)

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SOPHiST

Substrate and Oxygen Persufflation of Hearts in Storage for Transplantation

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SOPHiST 2

Substrate and Oxygen Persufflation of Hearts in Storage for Transplantation Adapted Into a Rodent Model

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X-VIVO Heart Box Trial

Australian and New Zealand Multicenter Trial of Extended (6-8 Hours) Non-ischemic Heart Preservation (Nihp) of Donor Hearts for Transplantation

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