Arthur Nasis News Today

Members of the Hellenic Medical Society of Australia gathered on Friday night for a series of presentations on medical topics.

Empower yourself to make positive changes: Insights from Cardiologist Dr Arthur Nasis on how lifestyle impacts on heart health

"Yes. Heart attacks can be sudden and unexpected, and that is why heart disease is such an important condition to recognise and treat early."

Con Dionyssopoulos, 53, exercised regularly most of his life, in fact he went to the gym a lot and he did not and does not drink or smoke. He would occasionally overindulge in good food at special functions. When he noticed that his brother Ilias was turning bright red when they went on a jog together about three years ago, he decided that they should both do a heart stress test and what came up shocked him. “Our dad had heart issues and mum had high blood pressure so we thought it best to do...

This week is Heart Week, which began on Monday, 3 May and ends on Sunday, 9 May and is an opportunity for healthcare professionals to engage with patients about the risks of developing cardiovascular disease and the way to lower the risk. There are few people better qualified to talk about “Heart Health” in Australia than Clinical Associate Professor Arthur Nasis who is with the Department of Medicine at Monash University. A consultant cardiologist and cardiac imaging specialist, Associate ...