Conducting Research
Conducting Research in NEDA
NEDA encourages research and is designed to enable researchers to build the most accurate possible understanding of cardiovascular diseases that can be assessed by echo, and the impact of abnormalities on mortality.
NEDA data includes linkage with the National Death Index. Identified data is protected under conditions imposed Human Research Ethics Committees that have approved the study throughout Australia.
Access to identified data is restricted only to those requiring the data for purposes of data linkage. All analysis of data will be performed on de-identified data and there will be no access to identified data for any other purpose, including government departments and regulatory authorities.
Current Research Projects
Our current research projects are ongoing and include the following:
Pulmonary hypertension due to Left Heart Disease – A Predictive Model
Principal Investigator Dr Kevin Chung
The University of Notre Dame
Prevalence and significance of the finding of Bicuspid Aortic Valves: The National Echo Database of Australia
Principal Investigators Prof. David Celermajer and Dr Michelle Lim
University of Sydney / Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
The individual and combined value of measures of left ventricular size, shape and ejection fraction in predicting mortality: Insights from the National Echo Database of Australia
Principal Investigator Dr Atefeh Haghi
Mount Hospital
Determinants and impact of acute and chronic indices of left ventricular filling pressure on the outcome of patients with aortic stenosis
Principal Investigator Prof. Graham Hillis
Royal Perth Hospital
To standardise the measurement of left atrial volume by investigating it using commonly applied techniques in a large sample size, and then examine its relationship with mortality risk
Principal Investigator Dr Charlotte Murphy
Mount Hospital
Prevalence and impact of Pulmonary Hypertension in the NEDA cohort
Principal Investigator Prof. Geoff Strange
The University of Notre Dame
Prevalence and impact of Aortic stenosis in the NEDA cohort
Principal Investigator Prof. Geoff Strange
The University of Notre Dame
Aortic stenosis using artificial intelligence
Principal Investigator Prof. David Playford
The University of Notre Dame
Pulmonary Hypertension and artificial intelligence
Principal Investigator Prof. David Playford
The University of Notre Dame
Cardiovascular seasonality in Australia: Insights from the NEDA cohort
Principal Investigator Prof. Simon Stewart
University of Cape Town, South Africa
All-Cause Pulmonary Hypertension: defining the clinical phenotypes for a new haemodynamic threshold for mortality (NEDA data matched with patients from the echo database at Stanford Group Hospitals
Prof. Geoff Strange
University of Notre Dame
Top End Pulmonary Hypertension Study
Dr Pyi Naing
The University of Notre Dame/Royal Darwin Hospital
The impact of metabolic diseases on pulmonary hypertension
Dr Nishant Nundlall
Frequency and impact of echocardiographic investigations associated with mild, moderate and severe Aortic Stenosis in the NEDA cohort
Prof. Tom Marwick
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Frequency and impact of echocardiographic investigations associated with Atrial Fibrillation in the NEDA cohort
Prof. Tom Marwick
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Analysis of Diastolic Function Measures against mortality using the NEDA cohort
Prof. David Playford
University of Notre Dame
Prevalence and prognostic impact of heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection
Prof. Geoff Strange
University of Notre Dame
NEDA Policy for Research Projects
Use of NEDA for research is outlined in the NEDA Policy for Research Projects. Click here to download the NEDA Policy for Research Projects and view additional resources that will help guide you with your research in NEDA.