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PhD Program

The Division of Cardiology has established expertise in a number of research areas such as valvular heart disease, pericardial disease, myocarditis, cardiomyopathy and cardiac imaging which, combined with the PhD bursaries offered by SUNHEART, has led to a vibrant and dynamic PhD pro?gram.  Evidence of this can be found in the list of recently completed and current PhD studies:

• Du Toit R. Lupus myocarditis: diagnostic characteristics and outcome of myocardial dysfunction (2020).
• Hunter L. Echocardiographic screening for subclinical rheumatic heart disease: Improving screening through simplification of the criteria. (2020).
• Pecoraro A. Diagnosis and clinical outcomes of patients with infective endocarditis in a population with a high prevalence of rheumatic heart disease, utilizing an endocarditis team approach to minimize blood culture negative infective endocarditis and promote valve repair at surgery (2021).
• Robbertse PS. Prospective evaluation of the presence, profile, and evolution of asymptomatic cardiovascular disease in treatment na?ve, HIV-infected patients using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging after initiation on antiretroviral therapy (2022).
•  Hassan K.  Acute Myocarditis – Clinical presentation, aetiology and short-to-medium term outcomes in a single centre in South Africa. (2022).
• Weich HSVH. Development of an improved approach to trans-catheter valve replacement in younger patients (current).
• Talle M. Myocardial tissue characterization using cardiac magnetic resonance in patients with acute hypertensive crisis, raised cardiac troponin and normal or unobstructed epicardial coronary arteries (2023).
• Rajah M. Investigating the patterns and pathophysiology of left ventricular remodeling in high-gradient, severe aortic stenosis (current)
• Joubert L. Pre-eclampsia with severe features: a multimodality assessment of its cardiovascular manifestations (current)
• Giliomee, LJ. Tuberculous pericarditis: The inflammatory hypothesis and its correlation with pericardial constriction and fibrosis. A multimodal cohort study utilising advanced imaging and biomarkers.?