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Email

andrelg@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Medicine
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-3906-3784

Prof Andre La Gerche

Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Medicine

761 Scholarly works
6 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    A race against time: timing constraints of cardiac filling and athletic performance
    DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00896.2025
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Wearable-Derived Training Load and Coronary Atherosclerosis in Middle-Aged and Older Athletes and Physically Active Controls: A New Perspective From the Master@Heart Study
    DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.077117
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Masters athletes with abnormal cardiovascular findings: a clinical consensus statement of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology of the ESC and the American College of Cardiology.
    DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag040
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Effects of empagliflozin on cardiac function and cardiorespiratory fitness in people with type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial.
    DOI: 10.1186/s40842-026-00281-9
  • 2024

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Imaging and Genetic Determinants of the Small Heart Syndrome and Its Association With Heart Failure
  • 2024

    Research Grant

    Genetic and Environmental Determinants of the Small Heart Syndrome and Its Association With Heart Failure
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Imaging and Genetic Determinants of the Small Heart Syndrome and Its Association With Heart Failure
Andre La Gerche

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2010
Ralph Reader Prize for Clinical research Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
2010
FESC - Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology
2007
Fellow of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (FCSANZ)
2007
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    National Funding for Cardiac Arrest Research in Australia: An Analysis of Competitive Grant Schemes
    DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2025.11.013
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Maybe Valsalva, but please consider big hearts in middle-aged athletes as an explanation for atrial fibrillation prevalence
    DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf970
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Cardiovascular Imaging Considerations for Masters-Aged Athletes
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2025.10.024
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Electroanatomical Mapping May Identify Concealed Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy in Endurance Athletes With Complex Ventricular Arrhythmias
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.107493
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Exercise blood pressure response does not differentiate endurance athletes with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
    DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwag136
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Scleroderma clinical trials consortium classification criteria for systemic sclerosis heart involvement
    DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keag109

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2011

    Research Contracts

    Cra - Exercise Cardiac Imaging to Study Right Ventricular Functional Remodelling in Athletes With and Without Ventricular Arrhythmias
  • 2013

    Research Grant

    Pulmonary Microvascular Pathology as a Cause of Exercise Limitation in Diabetics: Identification With a Novel Echocardiographic Contrast Technique and Treatment With Sildenafil

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