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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

782 Scholarly works
6 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Comparative performance of wearable ECG devices for rhythm monitoring in endurance athletes
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2026.101629
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Masters Athletes With Abnormal Cardiovascular Findings
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2026.03.025
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Angina, Anomalous Coronaries, Surgical Correction, and Return to Olympic Cycling
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.107819
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Differentiating Cardiac (Mal)adaptation in 2 Athletes With Bicuspid Aortic Valves
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.107818
  • 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

    Minimal extra-cardiac atherosclerosis present in young people with sudden cardiac death due to coronary artery disease.
    DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf032
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Minimal extra-cardiac atherosclerosis present in young people with sudden cardiac death due to coronary artery disease.
    DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf615
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Impaired peripheral oxygen diffusion is the primary determinant of exercise intolerance in high-risk older breast cancer survivors
    DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00324.2026
  • 2026

    Journal article

    High heart rate peaks from chest-strap recordings in athletes: prevalence, characteristics, and clinical relevance
    DOI: 10.1093/europace/euag105.069
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Indications, protocols, and interpretation of cardiovascular imaging for the evaluation and management of athletes. A Clinical Consensus Statement of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Part 2-Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Cardiac CT and Nuclear Imaging.
    DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeag060
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Indications, protocols, and interpretation of cardiovascular imaging for the evaluation and management of athletes: a clinical consensus statement of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) of the ESC: Part 1-Exercise imaging.
    DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeag130

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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