Calls for greater awareness in national heart valve disease week

Heart surgeons during a heart valve operation; Inset: Dr Logan B Kanagaratnam

Heart surgeons during a heart valve operation; Inset: Dr Logan B Kanagaratnam Credit: Westend61/Getty Images/Westend61

A recent study shows that more than a quarter of a million Australians have been affected by heart valve disease, and that most people are unaware of this disease, creating an even greater cause for concern.


Kulasegaram Sanchayan talks to Dr Logan B Kanagaratnam, a cardiologist with an interest in electrophysiology studies and cardiac pacing.





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