Racing Heart | National Centre for Sports Cardiology

Bruce Carter shares his journey of Heart Disease from a healthy middle-aged man to a near-death experience. Bruce is joined by Andre La Gerche who throughout the episodes explains the symptoms, medical procedures, and the too common occurrence of Heart Disease.

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Shane Warne tragically passed away from a suspected heart attack at the age of 52. In this episode, Dr Jessica Orchard and A/Prof Andre La Gerche discuss what happened to Shane, what we currently know about Cardiovascular disease and how people can look after their own heart health.

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Derek Clayton broke the marathon world record in 1969 - one of 14 career victories. In this podcast, Dr André La Gerche and Derek discuss his amazing career, marathon training in the 60s, and how Derek's cardiology has evolved.

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Dr André La Gerche discusses COVID, vaccines and its affect on athlete.

The conversation in this podcast does not represent official medical advice and does not represent the official position of St Vincent’s Hospital, the Baker Institute or St Vincent’s Institute. Athletes and members of the community are advised to discuss their individual circumstances with their treating doctor. This podcast may provide some discussion points and is designed to raise awareness about COVID immunity, vaccination and some specific aspects related to sports participation. We are aware that some of the suggestions, particularly related to advice in those with mild vaccine related side-effects differ from some official guidelines. We are also aware that circumstances and evidence are changing rapidly and some of the content of this podcast may be validated with time or be proven incorrect. At the time of recording, this content in this podcast represents general advice provided by A/Prof Andre La Gerche and is designed to raise awareness of some important exercise-related aspects arising during the current pandemic. 

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Georgia Baker is a professional road cyclist, two-time Olympian, Commonwealth Games gold medalist, and track World Champion.

During this podcast, Georgia and Dr. Maria Brosnan discuss the tragic passing of her father from a heart attack and overcoming her own heart condition, Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT).

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Episode two of the Racing Heart podcast welcomes the 2016 Paris-Roubaix winner Mathew Hayman. Matt spent 19 years at the highest level of world cycling which included his amazing 2016 Paris-Roubaix victory - see footage of the race below. He’s joined by Dr André La Gerche to discuss heart palpitations, the challenge it poses for an athlete, how an athlete's heart evolves, and the research Matt is currently a part of.

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The National Centre For Sports Cardiology (NCSC) is a joint initiative between the Baker Institute, St Vincent’s Hospital, and the St Vincent’s Institute that is delving into the deeper workings of an athlete’s most important tool; their heart. 

In this episode we discuss Sudden Cardiac Death with world-leading heart specialists, Associate Professor David Prior, Dr Maria Brosnan, Dr André La Gerche.

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